Category: In-Lab Tests

In-Lab Tests

Is the Sleep Lab Changing the Sleep It’s Trying to Measure?

An exploratory analysis using a patch-based system reveals significant differences in sleep architecture between home and laboratory environments.

In-Lab Tests

Dymedix MyCustomPSG Kit Broadly Available in the United States

Since its soft release in 2024, sleep labs using Dymedix Diagnostics Inc’s MyCustomPSG Kit have reported improvements in workflow efficiency and infection control protocols, as well as the ease of projecting and maintaining inventory levels.

In-Lab Tests

Alice-Compatible Consumables Comparison Guide

The guide to Alice-compatible consumables compares options on usage, technology, materials, sizes, and warranty duration, as well as how to request samples.

Polysomnography

Automated Algorithm Detects Sleep Stages Using Graphics Processing Units

Using the method, data coincided with the somnologist's marking by 81%. Researchers believe additional training can further enhance the algorithm's precision.

Titration Studies

FDA Reclassifies Auto Titration Device for Oral Appliances to Enhance Patient Access to Beneficial Innovation

The FDA recently issued a final order to reclassify auto titration devices for oral appliances to Class II devices.

Split Night Studies

Why Clinicians May Miss Identifying Patients Who Could Benefit from Positional Sleep Apnea Therapies

Split-night studies that don’t necessarily allow patients the time to change postures and a lack of reliable reimbursement can lead to position-dependent sleep apnea being missed.

Imaging Studies

One Less Worry About Neurostimulators

The past year has brought relief that one bump in the pathway to neurostimulator use has been smoothed down for sleep apnea patients.

MSLT, MWT & Other Studies

Assessing Daytime Sleepiness: AASM Updates Protocols for MSLT & MWT

Standardization of multiple sleep latency tests and maintenance of wakefulness tests will increase the value of results.