What to Expect During Your Child’s Sleep Study

If your child needs a sleep study, it will be conducted at our Mountain View location.

Coming to the sleep clinic is like going to any other medical specialist. Your insurance may require preauthorization, and our staff will discuss this with you at the time the appointment is made. Depending on your child’s needs, you may be scheduled for an initial office visit before the sleep study, or you may move directly to the sleep study. During office visits, our team will take your child’s medical history and conduct a physical examination, focusing on the sleep complaint.

Overnight sleep studies are scheduled seven days a week and usually require the child to spend 12 hours or longer at the clinic. If your child is scheduled for an overnight sleep study, a parent or guardian is expected to share the room with the child. Your child should feel free to bring anything he or she needs to feel comfortable or remind him or her of home (except pets!).

Check-in time for overnight sleep studies is 7 p.m. This gives your child time to become familiar with his or her bedroom before going to sleep. Your child can go to sleep and wake up at his or her usual time.