Rooms in the Sleep Center have been decorated to create a warm, comfortable, home-like atmosphere. Each room has a private bathroom, sink, closet, flat screen television, and telephone. Patients will rest easy on a Select Comfort Bed, which can be easily adjusted to all levels of firmness.
The Sleep Center also features state-of-the-art wireless technology. Patients will not suffer with the inconvenience of wiring as used in other sleep centers. All these amenities provide the patient with a more natural, relaxing setting, thus ensuring more accurate testing.
About Our Staff
The Sleep Center is monitored by Dr. Kimberly Vorse. She is a Board Certified Pain Management Specialist, a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and is a Board Certified Medicine Specialist. Dr. Vorse has been in practice since 1996 when she opened the Sun Valley Pain and Sleep Center in Ketchum.
Preparing for the Sleep Study:
What to Avoid:
Avoid all forms of caffeine (coffee, tea, cola, chocolate) after 12:00pm the day of your study.
Avoid heavily spiced foods for supper the night of your study.
Avoid heavy smoking
Do NOT take a nap the day of your study.
You may have one alcoholic drink with dinner the night of your study.
DO NOT take any sleep medication without notifying the Sleep Technician.
Personal Hygiene:
Bathe and wash your hair thoroughly with shampoo only.
Do not apply any hair products such as gel, or hairspray.
No oils, makeup or lotions on the face.
Men should be freshly shaven.
Please Bring With You:
Your own pillow
Comfortable clothing to sleep in
Change of clothes for the morning
Any medication you normally take (prescription and non-prescription).
What to Expect upon Arrival:
When you arrive at Gooding County Memorial Hospital – usually between 5:30pm and 9:30pm – the sleep lab technician will greet you and show you to your bedroom. The technician will show you the equipment and allow you time to ask any questions. There may be some paperwork for you to complete.
You will then be given time to change into your nightclothes and get ready for bed as you would at home. There may be additional waiting time as the technician prepares for your sleep study. During this time, you can relax, get the bed to a comfortable setting, read or watch television.
When you are comfortable and ready for bed, the technician will reenter the room to apply wireless sensors to your head and body. These wireless sensors monitor your bodily functions and activities during sleep, including EEG, EKG, muscle tone, oxygen level, breathing effort, airflow, eye and leg movement and snoring.
The monitoring devices are not painful and are designed to be as comfortable as possible. Many patients worry they will not be able to sleep in a strange environment with the monitoring devices attached. However, with the home-like, comfortable rooms and wireless technology most patients fall asleep quickly
What Happens While I’m Sleeping?
While you are sleeping, the technician remains awake all night long in a room next to your bedroom. During the night, the technician monitors your sleep and makes sure you are safe. If a breathing problem is detected the technician might wake you up and ask you to try a sleeping device. Once applied, you will fall back asleep and the technician will continue to monitor your sleep and determine if the sleeping device has improved the problem.
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