Apa itu Sleep Lab

 A sleep lab is a specialized medical facility where healthcare professionals monitor and evaluate your body's activity during sleep to diagnose various disorders. 

How In-Lab Sleep Studies Work

Also known as polysomnography (PSG), an in-lab study typically involves staying overnight in a private, hotel-like room. 

Monitoring: While you sleep, non-invasive sensors are attached to your body to record brain waves (EEG), heart rate (ECG), eye movements (EOG), muscle activity (EMG), and oxygen levels.

• Supervision: A trained sleep technologist monitors the data in real-time from a separate room.
• Tests Offered: Beyond standard overnight studies, labs also conduct Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT) to measure daytime sleepiness and Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MWT) to assess the ability to stay awake.

What They Diagnose

Sleep labs are critical for identifying several conditions, including: 

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Episodes of stopped or shallow breathing.
• Narcolepsy: Excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden sleep attacks.
• Restless Leg Syndrome & Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: Involuntary movements that disrupt sleep.
• Parasomnias: Unusual behaviors like sleepwalking or night terrors.
• Insomnia: Chronic difficulty falling or staying asleep. 

What are signs you need a sleep study?

You may need this test if you have symptoms of a sleep disorder, such as:

• Loud snoring during sleep.
• Waking up from sleep and gasping for breath.
• Trouble falling and/or staying asleep.
• Daytime sleepiness.

The most common symptoms include:

• Loud snoring.
• Episodes in which breathing stops during sleep, which would be reported by another person.
• Gasping for air during sleep.
• Awakening with a dry mouth.
• Morning headaches.
• Trouble staying asleep, known as insomnia.
• Excessive daytime sleepiness, known as hypersomnia.

Sleep Lab di Hospital Putrajaya, di bawah Jabatan Otorinolaringologi (ENT) dan Institut Endokrin, merupakan pusat kajian tidur bertauliah antarabangsa (ISSR) yang pertama di Malaysia. Ia menyediakan perkhidmatan diagnostik komprehensif, termasuk polysomnography (PSG), kajian tidur jenis 1 & 3, serta terapi CPAP/PAP untuk gangguan tidur seperti sleep apnea. 

Berikut adalah butiran mengenai Sleep Lab Hospital Putrajaya:

• Lokasi & Pengurusan: Terletak di Institut Endokrin Hospital Putrajaya, diuruskan oleh Jabatan Otorinolaringologi-Head & Neck Surgery.
• Pengiktirafan: Merupakan makmal tidur pertama di Malaysia yang menerima pengiktirafan akreditasi daripada Indian Society for Sleep Research (ISSR).
• Perkhidmatan:
  • Polysomnography (PSG): Kajian tidur menyeluruh (Type 1) yang memantau corak tidur, aktiviti otak, jantung, pernafasan, dan pergerakan otot sepanjang malam.
  • Kajian Tidur (Sleep Study): Menjalankan diagnostik untuk mengenalpasti masalah seperti tidur berdengkur dan Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
  • Terapi CPAP/PAP: Latihan dan pemasangan mesin bantuan pernafasan (DreamStation AutoCPAP/BiPAP) untuk pesakit, termasuk penggunaan chin-strap dan eye mask.
• Latihan & Pendidikan: Sering menganjurkan bengkel dan program kesedaran mengenai sleep apnea. 

Pesakit yang ingin mendapatkan perkhidmatan ini biasanya memerlukan rujukan daripada doktor pakar atau pegawai perubatan di klinik kesihatan/hospital.