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In-Lab Sleep Study (Polysomnography)

Attended overnight diagnostic study in a sleep lab recording brain waves, breathing, oxygen, heart rhythm and movement to diagnose sleep apnea, insomnia phenotypes, narcolepsy and other sleep disorders.

Attended overnight diagnostic study in a sleep lab recording brain waves, breathing, oxygen, heart rhythm and movement to diagnose sleep apnea, insomnia phenotypes, narcolepsy and other sleep disorders. Marketed as the gold-standard assessment of sleep health.

Evidence

established

PSG is the reference-standard diagnostic for sleep disorders in AASM and European guidelines, and diagnosing/treating conditions like OSA that carry documented cardiometabolic and mortality risk is a defensible health claim.

Regulatory notes

European Union
Medical diagnostic performed under physician supervision in licensed clinics/hospitals; in Spain it requires a doctor's order and an authorized health centre registered with the regional health authority.
United States
Physician-ordered diagnostic test performed in AASM-accredited sleep labs; insurance-covered when medically indicated and not sellable direct-to-consumer without a clinician order.
United Arab Emirates
Offered only in DHA (Dubai) or DoH (Abu Dhabi) licensed hospitals and sleep centres with physician referral and licensed sleep technologists.
United Kingdom
Available via NHS referral or privately through CQC-registered providers; clinician order and interpretation required.

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Also known as

PSG, overnight sleep study, sleep lab study, attended sleep study, level 1 sleep study, in-laboratory polysomnogram, polisomnografía, estudio del sueño, diagnostic sleep test

Where to find it

24 clinics in the directory offer in-lab sleep study (polysomnography). Prices shown are the cheapest for this treatment where published; always confirm with the venue.

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