Sleep Studies Contact: Tim Wilson Number: (417) 667-3355 E-Mail: twilson@nrmchealth.com Sleep Studies: A sleep study, known as polysomnography, is used to determine if the patient has sleep apnea. This is a potentially dangerous situation in which the patient may stop breathing when they are asleep. Metropolitan Sleep Services Inc. provides this service at NRMC. Referrals must be made through your primary care provider. If you or someone you know has any of the following symptoms, you may want to talk to your primary care provider about having this testing done: * Excessive daytime sleepiness * Morning headaches * Loud snoring with periods of silence followed by "gasps" for air * Dozing while driving * Memory and/or judgment problems * Irritability For more information about sleep studies, please contact the Respiratory Care department at (417) 667-3355. Back to Patient Services