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What is cardiorespiratory polysomnography? Cardiorespiratory polysomnography is a non-invasive sleep study. It measures your child’s breathing, oxygen levels, snoring and movement whilst your child is asleep. It is usually performed to try and find out if someone is breathing normally when asleep....

Before you arrive at the Sleep House Your child’s doctor has referred your child for a sleep study at the Sleep House. Your appointment letter will have a sleep study date and your arrival time. You will receive a telephone call near to the day of your child’s sleep study to discuss your...

What is polysomnography? Polysomnography is a sleep study that measures your child’s sleep and breathing patterns. It is usually performed to try and find out if someone is breathing normally when asleep or to investigate events that happen during sleep. What does the study involve? You will...

What is positional plagiocephaly? Positional plagiocephaly is a flattening on one side of the back of the head. It may also involve bulging of the forehead and some asymmetries in the facial features. What causes plagiocephaly? With the ‘back to sleep’ campaign to reduce sudden infant death...