Yu kin slip ɔltɛm insay di de? Kam, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt di Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)!

Yu kin fil bak bɔku tɛm fɔ slip insay di de? Fɔ tɔk di kɔrɛkt tin, ilɛksɛf yu slip fayn na nɛt, i nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ wek insay di de, ɛn yu jɔs fil lɛk se yu yay de lɔk? Dɔn dis na bɔt wan spɛshal tɛst we kin rili impɔtant fɔ yu. Dis na wetin wi kin kɔl di Multiple Sleep Latency Test, ɔ MSLT tɛst lɛk aw dɛn kin kɔl am bitwin dɔktɔ dɛn fɔ shɔt tɛm. Lɛ wi si wetin i bi ɛn wetin mek dɛn de du am.

Wetin na di Mɔltipɛl Slip Latɛns Tɛst (MSLT)?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis MSLT tɛst de mɛzhɔ aw yu kin slip kwik kwik wan insay di de (dɛn kɔl dis slip latency ) ɛn us stej dɛn fɔ slip yu kin go tru we yu tek slip. Pɔsin we de kia fɔ wɛlbɔdi biznɛs, we kin bi yu dɔktɔ, kin yuz dis tɛst fɔ ɛp fɔ no wetin mek yu de slip pasmak na de ɛn fɔ ɛp fɔ no di prɔblɛm dɛn we de ɔnda yu fɔ slip.

Wetin ɛksaktɔli dis MSLT tɛst detekt?

Wan MSLT tɛst kin ɛp mɔ fɔ no di kɔndishɔn dɛn lɛk:

• Narkolepsi: Dis kin bi wae yu nɔr kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol yu slip na de ɛn yu kin bigin fɔ slip wantɛm wantɛm.
• Hypersomnia: Dis kin bi bak wae pɔrsin kin slip pasmak. Pan ɔl we yu kin slip fayn na nɛt, yu kin stil fil slip na de.

Ustɛm dɛn kin du MSLT?

Dis MSLT test na di de . Dɔn bak, dɛn kin du am ɔltɛm afta dɛn dɔn stɔdi fɔ slip fɔ wan nɛt. Dat min se, dכkta dεn fכs du wan כvnayt slip stכdi (dεn kin kכl am bak ``Polysomnography'') fכ gεt komplit pikchכ fכ yu slip, dεn kin du dis MSLT.

Udat dis MSLT tɛst fit fɔ?

If yu gɛt prɔblɛm bak fɔ wek insay di de, dat min se if yu kin fil bɔku tɛm fɔ slip, dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ tek dis MSLT tɛst. Imajin, if dis slip de mek yu nɔ ebul fɔ du yu wok dɛn fayn fayn wan, i de ambɔg yu wok na ɔfis, skul wok, ɔ ivin di soshal intarakshɔn ɛvride, na sɔntin we yu fɔ tek tɛm tink bɔt. Ɛspɛshali if dis de slip kɔntinyu fɔ sɔm mɔnt, i go mɔs bi se i fayn fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɛn gɛt advays.

Bifo yu disayd if yu fɔ gɛt MSLT, yu dɔktɔ kin aks yu fɔs fɔ tek wan tɛst we dɛn kɔl Epworth Sleepiness Scale . I gɛt et kwɛstyɔn dɛn we yu kin ansa yusɛf. Dis go mek yu dɔktɔ no aw fɔ slip na de de afɛkt yu ɛvride layf.

Aw dis MSLT tɛst de wok? Wetin rili apin?

Di MSLT tɛst de asɛs yu de slip bay we i de gi yu fayv scheduled naps insay di de. Afta ɛni tɛm we yu dɔn slip, dɛn kin gi yu tu awa fɔ blo bitwin di slip dɛn. As yu de slip ɛni tɛm, smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we de mek yu fil fayn kin tay na yu bɔdi.Sɔm pan dɛn fit. Dɛn sɛns ya de mek di dɔktɔ ebul fɔ wach aw yu bren de wok ɛn aw yu yay de muv.

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin luk mɔ pan aw yu kin slip kwik, ɛn if yu kin go insay wan spɛshal slip stej we dɛn kɔl REM (Rapid Eye Movement) slip we yu de slip. REM slip kin apin we wi go insay dip slip. So, if yu stil de go insay REM ivin we yu de slip, e kin bi sayn fɔ wan ɔndalayn slip disɔda lɛk narkolepsi.

Aw wi kin pripia bifo MSLT?

Yu dɔktɔ go gi yu sɔm patikyula instrɔkshɔn dɛn fɔ fala bifo yu du MSLT. Dɛn instrɔkshɔn ya kin bi:

• Mek yu slip schedule, go slip ɛn wek di sem tɛm, fɔ sɔm wiks bifo di tɛst. Dis rili impɔtant.
• Kip slip dayari fɔ rayt di tɛm we yu go slip ɛn we yu wek fɔ at le tu wiks.
• Dɛn kin aks yu fɔ wɛr wan tin we dɛn kɔl aktigraf , we kin trak aw yu de slip ɛn aw yu wek.
• If yu de tek ɛni mɛrɛsin ɔ sɔpɔtmɛnt naw, yu fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ if yu nid fɔ mek ɛni chenj. Nɔ bigin ɔ stɔp fɔ tek ɛni mɛrɛsin if yu dɔktɔ nɔ advays yu.

Di MSLT tɛst kin bigin wit wan ɔvnayt slip stɔdi (polysomnography) di nɛks mɔnin. Afta yu wek frɔm di tɛst da nɛt de, yu gɛt sɔm awa fɔ rɛst bifo di MSLT bigin. Insay dis tɛm, yu dɔktɔ kin du ɔda tɛst dɛn, lɛk fɔ tɛst yu blɔd ɔ yu urine (espɛshali fɔ chɛk yu drɔgs ), bikɔs sɔm drɔgs kin afɛkt yu slip ɛn bak aw yu de wek. Dɛn kin aks yu bak fɔ kɔmplit wan shɔt sɔv na di slip sɛnta bɔt aw yu bin de slip.

Wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt di tɛm we dɛn de du di MSLT tɛst?

Na dis na stɛp-by-stɛp gayd fɔ aw dɛn de du di MSLT tɛst:

1. Dɛn de mek yu ledɔm pan bed.

2. Wan wɛlbɔdi wokman go ataya sɔm sɛns dɛn na di say we yu skin de.

3. Dɔn chɛk if di sɛns dɛn de wok fayn.

4. Ɔf di layt dɛn na di rum ɛn dɛn kɔmɔt na di rum.

5. Dem tel yu to tek nap.

6. Dɛn kin wek yu afta wan tɛm we dɛn dɔn disayd (bɔku tɛm wan slip na at le 20 minit).

7. Dem go pul di sensor dem fo yu bodi.

8. Dɛn go aks yu fɔ ansa wan kwɛstyɔn we de aks aw yu de fil afta yu wek.

9. Dɔn yu go gɛt tu awa fɔ rɛst . Dis tɛm na yu yon. Bɔt, yu fɔ de wek insay dɛn tu awa ya. If yu want, yu kin kɔmɔt na di say usay dɛn de slip ɛn it snek ɔ drink. Bɔt nɔ drink ɛnitin we gɛt kafin, lɛk kɔfi, ti, ɔ chɔklɛt.

Yu kin tek fayv slip insay di de dis we.Yu get fo tek am, wit dat tu awa brek afta evri nap.

If yu gɛt ɛni prɔblɛm we yu de slip, di dɔktɔ ɔ di wɛlbɔdi wokman de rayt na do na di rum. Tu-way maykrofon de nia di bed, so yu kin tɔk to dɛn ɛnitɛm.

Di rum dɛn fɔ slip dak ɛn kwayɛt . Yu kin want fɔ kam wit fayn klos fɔ wɛr we dɛn de du di tɛst.

Wetin go apin if a nɔ slip di tɛm we dɛn de du di MSLT?

Naw yu kin de tink se, "O, a de na wan strenj ples, wit ɔl dis tin na mi bɔdi, ɛn a nɔ ebul fɔ slip." Dat na pafɛkt nɔmal tin. I nɔ izi fɔ ɛni wan pan wi fɔ slip na nyu say, mɔ we wi gɛt sɛns we dɛn tay pan wi bɔdi. Insay MSLT tɛst, if yu wek 20 minit afta yu dɔn sɛtul fɔ slip, dɛn kin rayt am as 20 minit , pan ɔl we yu nɔ bin rili slip. Dɔn yu kin gɛt da tu awa de fɔ rɛst bifo yu slip di nɛks tɛm.

Sɔm pan di tin dɛm we de na di MSLT tɛst kin mek yu nɔ slip di rayt tɛm. Dat na okay. Yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu fɔ du ɔda tɛst if dis tɛst nɔr fayn fɔ yu fɔ no wetin mek yu de slip na de.

Fɔ ɛp yu fɔ slip, yu kin kam wit dɛn tin ya frɔm yu os to di say we yu de slip:

• Di pilo we yu lɛk pas ɔl .
• Yu blankit yu .
• Rid buk (rid di tɛm we yu de ɛnjɔy yusɛf).

I impɔtant fɔ mek yu kɔntinyu fɔ slip ɔltɛm fɔ sɔm wiks bifo yu du di tɛst. Yu kin nid fɔ chenj di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de tek. Yu kin nid bak fɔ chenj wetin yu de it ɛn drink, mɔ if yu de it tin dɛn we gɛt kafinɛ lɛk kɔfi, soda, ɛn chɔklɛt ɔltɛm. I fayn bak fɔ lɛf fɔ it nikotin , bɔt if i rili nid fɔ du am, yu fɔ stɔp fɔ lɛk 30 minit bifo yu go slip.

Wetin kin apin afta di MSLT?

Afta di las slip faz fɔ di MSLT tɛst, yu kin go na os. Yu dɔktɔ go sɛtul fɔ fala yu fɔ tɔk bɔt di tɛst rizɔlt.

Aw dɛn kin skor di MSLT tɛst?

Dɛn kin gɛda dɛn data ya frɔm di rizɔlt fɔ di MSLT tɛst fɔ asɛs yu de slip we yu de slip:

• Di tɛm we i tek yu fɔ slip (`(slip latency)`).
• Bren wev dɛn.
• Di we aw di yay de muv.

Di we aw dɛn de gi di tɛst mak kin difrɛn smɔl dipen pan aw yu dɔktɔ de mɛzhɔ di data. Yu dɔktɔ kin yuz di avɛrej valyu dɛm fɔ yu MSLT data fɔ no if yu mit dɛn krayteria ya:

• Narkolepsi: If i tek yu less dan 8 minit fɔ slip, ɛn yu go insay REM slip at le tu tɛm .
• Hypersomnia: Yu kin slip.If i tek less dan 8 minit, bɔt yu go insay REM slip fɔ lɛs dan tu slip .

I kin tek lɛk 11 minit so fɔ lɛ pɔsin slip pan avɛj. Bɔrku pipul kin go insay REM slip afta lɛk 90 minit.

Dɔktɔ go kɔmpia di data frɔm di MSLT wit di data frɔm ɔda tɛst dɛn lɛk:

• Di slip dayari we yu bin de kip fɔ di pas wik.
• Di data we dɛn gɛt frɔm di Actigraph divays if dɛn wɛr am.
• Data frɔm wan ɔvnayt slip stɔdi (`(Polysomnography)`).

Aw lɔng i kin tek fɔ gɛt di rizɔlt?

Yu dɔktɔ go gi yu sɔm dez fɔ tɔk bɔt di rizɔlt wit yu afta di MSLT. Dis tɛm kin difrɛn, mɔ if di dɔktɔ nid fɔ du ɔda tɛst fɔ no di sik kɔmplit wan.

Wetin de nɛks afta di MSLT?

If dɛn no se yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit slip afta di MSLT tɛst, yu dɔktɔ go mit wit yu fɔ tɔk bɔt wan tritmɛnt plan we go ɛp fɔ ridyus di slip we yu de slip na de. Yu kin nid fɔ tek mɛrɛsin ɔr chenj aw yu de slip fɔ ɛp fɔ kɔntrol yu sik dɛn.

Ivin if di MSLT tɛst rizɔlt nɔr no se yu gɛt slip disɔda, yu kin stil gɛt de slip ɔltɛm. If na so, dɛn kin nid fɔ du ɔda tɛst fɔ no wetin mek dis sik de.

Aw MSLT kin wok fayn fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt narkolepsi?

Di MSLT na tɛst we pɔsin kin abop pan fɔ no sɔm kayn sik we dɛn kɔl narkolepsi. Bɔt mɛmba se dɔktɔ nɔ kin yuz di MSLT nɔmɔ fɔ mek dɛn no di sik. Na jɔs wan pat pan sɔm ɔda tɛst dɛn.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu de slip de ambɔg yu ɛvride, mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ . Dɛn go du MSLT ɛn/ɔ ɔda tɛst fɔ gi ɔfishal diagnosis.

Di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mek yu mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

De slip na wan sik wae de mek e tranga fɔ du ɛvride woke, ivin if yu slip fayn na nɛt. Fɔ no aw dis sik de afɛkt yu ɛn wetin de mek yu gɛt am, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) if dɛn tink se yu gɛt narkolepsi ɔr hypersomnia.

Na nɔmal tin fɔ fil smɔl nervɔs bifo yu gɛt MSLT. Bikɔs yu nɔ de slip na yu yon bed, yu kin fil lɛk se yu nɔ go slip. Nɔ wɔri. Yu kin briŋ yu fav pilo, blankit, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn na di slip sɛnta. Dɔn bak, if yu kɔntinyu fɔ slip ɔltɛm fɔ sɔm wiks bifo di tɛst, dat go ɛp yu bɔdi fɔ yus fɔ go slip di rayt tɛm.

If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn bifo ɔ afta di tɛst, aks yu mɛdikal tim. Dɛn go rivyu di rizɔlt dɛn ɛn if nid de, dɛn go advays yu bɔt wetin fɔ du nɛks.I nɔ kin ɛva let fɔ tɔk bɔt yu slip prɔblɛm dɛn!

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