Home Sleep Testing versus Traditional Polysomnography: Pros and Cons

Beatrice C Go; Erica R Thaler

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2023.11.003

Home Sleep Testing versus Traditional Polysomnography: Pros and Cons

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2024 Jun;57(3):363-369. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.11.003. Epub 2023 Dec 1.

Authors

Beatrice C Go¹, Erica R Thaler²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: Erica.Thaler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

PMID: 38042667
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.11.003

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with long-term cardiovascular and respiratory comorbidities and increased burden on the health-care system. Early and accurate diagnosis is essential to reduce physical and financial implications of the disease. Polysomnography uses neurophysiologic channels as well as basic respiratory and sleep parameters to best estimate the presence and/or severity of OSA. Although home sleep testing may have the potential for more variable results, it is a viable alternative to increase access to diagnosis of OSA and facilitate initiation of positive airway pressure.

Keywords: Home sleep test; Polysomnography; Sleep apnea; Sleep study.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Polysomnography* / methods
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / physiopathology