Frequently Asked Questions

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Most common signs to watch for are snoring, breathing pauses or choking/gasping, restless sleep, daytime fatigue, morning headaches, night sweats, abnormal behaviors/dreams during sleep, and difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep.  Additional signs may include depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, being quick to anger, sleep attacks, and drowsy driving. There are many sleep disorders, but these are some of the most common signs to watch for.

A Polysomnography (PSG) study is monitored live by a registered sleep technologist (RPSGT/RST/RRT-SDS) and looks at far more sensors and is a much more advanced type of testing. that is used to diagnose a full spectrum of sleep disorders. This testing is traditionally only done in a hospital or private sleep center.  Ronin Sleep Solutions is offering these services in the home in limited areas.

A Home Sleep Apnea test is a limited sensor screening for sleep apnea only and is not observed by a sleep technologist and does not have the sensors to monitor heartbeat, brainwaves, limb or chin movements, or video to correlate data.

Regardless of the test, an experienced sleep specialist needs to review the data and your sleep history to look for correlations to determine a diagnosis and treatment plan.  

Home testing is only recommended for patients with a high probability of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, meaning they snore, have some tiredness, and been told they have breathing pauses/gasping while sleeping. In Facility testing is needed for most other sleep disorders to be diagnosed, and for those that Home Testing did not provide a clear diagnosis.

Making an appointment with a Registered Sleep Technologist to document your signs and symptoms is the first step.  Step Two is taking this information to your doctor or our Board-Certified Sleep Specialists and requesting an order for sleep testing or treatment if testing is not needed for your sleep complaints (insomnia).

If you have insurance with a low deductible plan you may be able to get a sleep test at a facility in your area.  We recommend looking for an experienced center that has registered staff and a sleep physician that really reviews the sleep studies, patient medical records, and actively seeks to improve your sleep health.  Unfortunately, many insurance companies have restrictions on coverage of treatment of sleep disorders based on their own rules or utilize rules for senior citizens on all patients.  In addition, when using insurance, your results and records are part of the insurance records and not private.  By paying cash for medical services, you can obtain better care, less restrictions, and privacy.  For high deductible insurance plans, you may be charged a high amount for sleep testing even though you have insurance.  Our testing may be a bit higher as you have the test in your home with our equipment and staff.  With one-to-one testing, your sleep technologist is focusing on you not multiple patients as in a facility sleep center.  Our services were designed to cater to those who prefer not to attend a sleep test in a community facility and prefer the testing in their home with their own bed and lifestyle.

Additionally, Ronin understands the needs of athletes, business professionals, and high net worth clientele and offer in-home services for privacy and convenience.