Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0277
ISSN: 2167-0277
Perspective - (2023)Volume 12, Issue 1
The Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), which measures how quickly we fall asleep in a quiet setting during the day, looks for signs of excessive daytime sleepiness. The MSLT, also referred to as a daytime nap study, is used to identify idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy. The MSLT is a full-day exam with five prearranged naps. Following the initial nap experiment, every subsequent nap trial should start 2 hours after the first one. This test is always conducted after a sleep study that evaluates the quantity and quality of our sleep. We will try to fall asleep while lying still in bed with each nap experiment. The test will time how long it takes for you to fall asleep when the lights are turned out. After 15 minutes, we will be roused from sleep. The nap trial will end if we do not nod off in 20 minutes. Our nap will be taken in a calm, dark setting designed for our comfort and to block out any outside influences that might interfere with your ability to fall asleep. Our level of sleep will be determined by a number of sensors. Our stage of sleep is also determined by the sensors. When we feel drowsy when we ought to be up and aware, this is known as excessive daytime drowsiness. If a sleep specialist believes we have excessive daytime sleepiness caused by hypersomnia or narcolepsy, he or she will advise an MSLT. At sleep centres with AASM accreditation, the MSLT is accessible. The AASM mandates that a board-certified sleep medicine. Physician analyse the MSLT data in order to give patients the best possible therapy.
Process for the multiple sleep latency
The MSLT will take up the most of the day. We are scheduled for five naps throughout the day. Following the initial nap experiment, every subsequent nap trial should start 2 hours after the first one. Our head face, and chin will all receive gentle sensor placement from a sleep technologist. A computer is attached to these sensors. Each is long enough for we have to turn over and move around in bed. The sensors display our sleep and wakefulness and send information that helps doctors identify REM sleep. Once we are linked, the technologist will ask to move our eyes, clench our teeth, and swivel our head in order to test the sensors. After the lights go out, the slumber experiment starts. Then, as we have tried to fall asleep, we will lay still in bed. Our time to fall asleep will be gauged by the MSLT. Also, it will track how long it takes to enter REM sleep.
When we have been asleep for 15 minutes, the technologist will wake up. The 20-minute nap trial will finish if we are unable to do. We will now have a respite till the start of the subsequent nap trial. We must remain alert, and we are free to occupy our time as we have to see fit. Every two hours, a nap trial will begin. There will be four more iterations of this process. We will test the sensors after our final nap experiment, and they will be taken off. When the last trial is over, we are free to retire.
Citation: Leila KG (2023) Multiple Sleep Latency Test and its Various Process. J Sleep Disord Ther. 12:402.
Received: 02-Jan-2023, Manuscript No. JSDT-23-21905; Editor assigned: 03-Jan-2023, Pre QC No. JSDT-23-21905 (PQ); Reviewed: 17-Jan-2023, QC No. JSDT-23-21905; Revised: 24-Jan-2023, Manuscript No. JSDT-23-21905 (R); Published: 31-Jan-2023 , DOI: 10.35248/2167-0277.23.12.402
Copyright: © 2023 Leila KG. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.