2 Macular Degeneration is a serious disease that can lead to blindness if not treated properly. Please agree to continue care with both a qualified eye doctor and qualified alternative medicine practitioner. This will afford you the best chance of preserving and improving your vision.
There, a sleep specialist can help you decide on your need for further evaluation. Such an evaluation often involves overnight monitoring of your breathing and other body functions during sleep. Home sleep testing may also be an option.Tests to detect sleep apnea may include: 1  Nocturnal polysomnography. 2  During this test, you're hooked up to equipment that monitors your heart, lung and brain activity, breathing patterns, arm and leg movements, and blood oxygen levels while you sleep.uch an evaluation often involves overnight monitoring of your breathing and other body functions during sleep. Home sleep testing may also be an option. Tests to detect sleep apnea may include: 1  Nocturnal polysomnography.
The Greek word âapneaâ literally means âwithout breath.â Sleep apnea is an involuntary cessation of breathing that occurs while the patient is asleep. There are three types of sleep apnea: obstructive, central, and mixed. Of the three, obstructive sleep apnea, often called OSA for short, is the most common. Despite the difference in the root cause of each type, in all three, people with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times during the night and often for a minute or longer.