The Study

8:23 pm, I walk through the door and introduce myself to the two people inside, both dressed in all blue. As I fill out some paperwork, one of them copies my ID for their files and to make sure I am actually me. Then, down the hall, second door on the left, strip down to shorts, sit in the chair and wait for them to be ready.
8:48 pm, Red marks drawn in strategic places on my head, they start attaching electrodes and wires. They start at my legs, having me route the wires inside my shorts, two on each leg, three surrounding my heart, then my head. One on my throat, two on my chin, one outside each eye, and 6 or 7 surrounding my brain. Next a chest strap just above my man nipples and another by my diaphragm (I guess this one is more of a belly strap).
9:13 pm wires routed over my shoulder and made into a ponytail of sorts and patched into their data acquisition system they have me lie down and put one more device on my finger. So here I am, all taped and glued up with wires routed all over me, and I “get” to sleep with them watching on the cameras. Surprisingly, I actually sleep, until….
12:31 am a light knocking on my door, and in they come. About an hour later I have yet another device on my, this one forcing air into my nose at a constant pressure. And, go figure, they had to troubleshoot their data system and re-glue a few electrodes down. Then, back to sleep. It’s a bit fitful, but not horrendous with the breather unit on.
4:58 am another light knock on the door and in he comes, the other has gone home. “Ok Stuart, we are done.” Light on, sitting on the side of the bed, he is RIIIIIIPPPPPING the electrodes from my body and skull until finally I am free of the machines.
This was my adventure last night, a sleep study to determine if I need a CPAP machine to help me. I definitely have some form of sleep apnea, and the machine should help me sleep better and feel rested, etc. each day. This could really help me feel better in general.