3种判断是否需要安排睡眠检查的方法
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您知道吗？目前美国有超过1000万例未经确诊的睡眠呼吸暂停病例。若患者未能及时接受治疗，将面临一系列严重并发症风险，包括心脏病发作、中风、肥胖、糖尿病及心力衰竭。
Advanced Sleep Medicine 现为您提供3种简便快捷的居家自查方法，帮助您筛查是否患有睡眠呼吸暂停。若您或家人的筛查结果呈阳性，请尽快与我们预约就诊。
1. Epworth嗜睡量表
Epworth嗜睡量表由Murray Johns博士于1990年开发，通常不到3分钟即可完成。该量表通过评估您白天的嗜睡程度，帮助判断您是否可能患有睡眠障碍。立即进行Epworth嗜睡量表测试。
2. STOP BANG问卷
STOP BANG分别代表打鼾（Snoring）、白天疲倦（Tiredness during the daytime）、被观察到的呼吸暂停（Observed apnea）、血压偏高（Pressure/high blood pressure）、体重指数（Body mass index）、年龄（Age）、颈围（Neck circumference）和性别（Gender）。该问卷用于评估您的气道是否存在阻塞，以及这种阻塞是否可能导致阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停。立即填写STOP BANG问卷。
3. 学会解读您的健康追踪设备数据
如果您已拥有FitBit等健康追踪设备，某些型号可记录您夜间的身体动作，包括夜醒次数。若数据显示您频繁出现睡眠不安稳的情况，这可能是身体发出的更严重问题的信号。National Sleep Foundation提供了更多关于如何解读可穿戴设备数据的相关信息。
筛查结果呈阳性后的下一步
完成上述3项居家筛查后，请务必遵照相关建议，向您的家庭医生或当地睡眠专科医生寻求咨询。如果您确实被诊断为睡眠呼吸暂停，请考虑尽快与Advanced Sleep Medicine预约就诊。
常见问题
Common signs include loud or chronic snoring, observed pauses in breathing during sleep, excessive daytime sleepiness, waking up gasping for air, morning headaches, and high blood pressure. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale and STOP BANG questionnaire are both quick at-home screening tools that can help you decide whether to book a sleep study.
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale typically takes under 3 minutes to complete. It is a validated questionnaire developed in 1990 by Dr. Murray Johns that scores how likely you are to doze off in eight common daily situations.
STOP BANG stands for Snoring, Tiredness during the daytime, Observed apnea, Pressure (high blood pressure), Body mass index, Age, Neck circumference and Gender. It is one of the most widely used screening questionnaires for obstructive sleep apnea.
A fitness tracker like a FitBit cannot diagnose sleep apnea, but it can flag patterns such as frequent night-time awakenings or restless sleep that suggest a sleep disorder. Use those signals as a prompt to consult a sleep specialist who can order a clinical sleep study.