Sleep studies

Polysomnography is a special study of your sleep. It records your brain activity, eye movements, breathing, heart rate, oxygen level, and chin and leg muscle movement patterns. For the sleep study, you will spend the night at a sleep center.

Learn more about sleep studies from Allina Sleep Centers.

To schedule a consultation or for more information, call 612-863-4516.

The sleep lab is in the Piper Building
on the Abbott Northwestern Hospital campus.

Sleep study preparation

• Sleep studies
• Sleep study packing list
• Sleep study: What to expect

Related services

• Behavioral Sleep Medicine Progam
• Sleep Center

Sleep laboratory

A program of:

• Neuroscience Institute

All sleep studies performed at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital Sleep Center are conducted in a comfortable, secure, private bedroom.

Tests commonly done in our sleep laboratory are:

• Polysonogram (PSG) evaluates the quality of nighttime sleep, monitors sleep patterns, breathing, heart activity, brainwaves and body movements. It is performed on patients while they stay overnight at our facility.
• Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) is performed on the day following a polysonogram to evaluate the degree of sleepiness and the patterns of sleep during daytime naps.
• Maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT) monitors a patient's ability to stay awake over time.

Allina Sleep Centers

We are part of Allina Sleep Centers, a network of comprehensive services for people who have difficulty staying awake during the day, falling asleep at night and/or staying asleep. To learn more, visit allina.com/sleep.

Sleep quiz

Do I have a sleep problem? The answers to a few simple questions may show whether you might need a sleep study.