If you’ve been waking up tired for a long time, or your partner has moved you out of the bedroom because of your snoring, you may be suffering from a sleep disorder. The sleep lab can help you. When should I make an appointment, what problems can they solve and how does the examination work?
During sleep, processes take place in your body that are important to your being. During sleep, there is a change in brain activity, which is accompanied by a change in consciousness, reduced sensitivity to external stimuli, relaxation of muscles, slowing of breathing and a reduction in body temperature and blood pressure.
Sleep eliminates fatigue. What all does it affect?
You can stay awake for a few nights, but then you still fall asleep. Sleep is a basic biological process, just like the need to eat or drink.
If you sleep poorly for a long time, you are setting yourself up for a whole host of health problems:
Sleep disorders are not associated with any particular age. They can affect young children, adults and the elderly. However, different sleep disorders are more common at each age. In adolescents, people talk about delayed sleep phase, narcolepsy, which is excessive daytime sleepiness, or parasomnia. Older people are usually afflicted with sleep apnoea, where breathing stops during sleep.
Irritability, restlessness, lack of concentration, impaired work or study performance. These can all be the result of poor quality sleep. Poor quality sleep is not necessarily caused by a sleep disorder. It could be:
Remember also to use good quality blankets and pillows that should not cause allergies.
It may seem unlikely, but your bed frame also plays a part in how well you sleep. If there’s a creak with every turn or you feel an uncomfortable rocking motion, you’re probably not getting a good night’s sleep. You’ll subconsciously perceive noises, and the lack of a solid frame will make you worry that you’ll find yourself on the floor at any moment.
In addition, the bed frame can also cause allergies and other irritations. These ailments are most often associated with a laminate frame that has been treated with irritating chemicals.
If you want to sleep on a comfortable and regal bed, reach for an American bed. It boasts a sturdy and solid frame, the bottom of which is filled with springs. These act as a grid. On top of the springs is a high mattress, which you choose according to your requirements for a good night’s sleep. The spring system is able to perfectly distribute the pressure exerted on the mattress, so that nothing presses on you while you sleep. A thin mattress topper is then placed on top of the sleeping mattress to adjust the firmness of the sleeping mattress, increase bed hygiene and extend the life of the main mattress.
The Boxspring bed therefore consists of a system of 3 mattresses that make sleeping an extraordinary experience:
Do you get up in the morning with lower back pain or a stiff cervical spine? Do you wake up at night with tingling in your limbs? Do you have a full nose and red eyes when you wake up? Your mattress is probably to blame.
For hygiene reasons, it is recommended to replace the mattress every 7 years. Even with regular cleaning, a lot of dust and sweat will settle in the mattress in that time, creating a breeding ground for microbes and bacteria. These then cause unpleasant allergies and breathing problems.
Musculoskeletal pain or tingling in the limbs is probably related to the mattress being too thin or not suited to your body shape. You can tell if the mattress is sagging by seeing or feeling depressions in the mattress that do not return to their original position even when the pressure is released.
When choosing a new mattress, remember:
The main purpose of the mattress is to help distribute the pressure you apply to the mattress during sleep. If the mattress and the mattress get along, you don’t have to change sleeping positions unnecessarily often during sleep, there is no pressure anywhere and proper blood circulation is ensured. In addition, the mattress is able to “breathe” sufficiently. This means that it brings air to the mattress and allows moisture to escape freely. The mattress also retains its anatomical and stable surface thanks to the grid.
But if you sleep on an unsuitable mattress, you may suffer from a number of problems, such as frequent night wakings or painful rising.
Remember:
Either your doctor will refer you to a sleep lab or you can go yourself. This happens in cases when you get up in the morning unrefreshed, or your partner moves you out of the bedroom to the couch because you snore terribly. The cost of a sleep lab test varies. If you have a referral from your doctor, you usually don’t pay anything. For self-payers, the cost can be in the hundreds to thousands of crowns. The waiting time for an appointment is usually several weeks to months. During this time, it is recommended that you keep a “sleep diary” in which you record, for example:
Your doctor will ask you about your sleeping habits, daily routine and bad habits before you get into bed and are connected to the measuring device. Sometimes sleep problems can be solved by adjusting your lifestyle and following sleep hygiene rules. If this doesn’t work, then the aforementioned device will reveal what sleep disorder is bothering you.
What questions can the doctor ask you?
If someone has trouble falling asleep in the sleep lab, they can get a special measuring device loaned to their home. It’s called a polygraph examination. The machine examines breathing movements of the chest and abdomen, airflow, blood oxygenation and motor activity in the lower limbs. However, it cannot assess brain activity, so it does not distinguish whether you are asleep or awake. And that’s what makes it important for diagnosing sleep disorders other than sleep apnea, for example.
Polysomnographic examination is more complex and is performed directly in the sleep laboratory. Brain activity is also detected during this measurement.
The nurse will attach sensing electrodes to your body:
In addition, there is also a camera and microphone installed in the room to detect, for example, whether you are talking in your sleep or moving around, sleepwalking or having night terrors.
Once the test results are in, treatment for the sleep disorder can begin. For sleep apnoea, this may involve surgery or the use of a special ‘breathing’ machine that creates a vacuum so that you breathe properly in your sleep.
For insomnia, excessive sleepiness, sleepwalking, night terrors or talking in your sleep, treatment is more challenging. These are usually secondary manifestations of stress, psychological difficulties, the consequences of an accident or illness, or side effects of medication. Psychological support (relaxation techniques, learning to “control” sleep, etc.) is often used to induce healthy sleep.
There are dozens of sleep laboratories all over the Czech Republic. To simplify the selection, we have sorted them by region.
Sleep laboratory in Prague 2
Centre for Sleep and Wakefulness Disorders (Department of Neurology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague)
Kateřinská 30
128 01 Prague 2
Website: https://www.vfn.cz/
E-mail: spanek@vfn.cz
Phone: +420 224 965 534
Sleep laboratory in Prague 5
Department of Neurology – Centre for Sleep Disorders (Hospital Na Homolce)
Roentgenova 2
150 30 Prague 5
Website: https://www.homolka.cz/
E-mail: katerina.seltenreichova@homolka.cz
Phone: +420 257 272 674
Sleep centre in Klecany
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Topolová 748
250 67 Klecany
Our TIP: You can also participate in an 8-week group programme for insomnia patients. The program focuses on cognitive behavioral therapy. It is an alternative form of treatment designed for those who don’t just want to take medication for insomnia, but want to address their problem in a different way.
Website: https://www.nudz.cz/
E-mail: spanek@nudz.cz
Phone: +420 283 088 400
Private sleep clinic INSPAMED in Prague 3
INSPAMED, s.r.o.
Belgická 20 – 120 00 Prague 2
Website: inspamed.cz
E-mail: info@spankovaporadna.cz
Phone: +420 244 470 708
Private sleep laboratory in Prague 1
Petra Clinic health s.r.o.
Vodičkova 791/39
110 00 Prague 1
Website: spankovalaborator.cz
E-mail: info@petraclinic.cz
Phone: +420 603 551 166
Laboratory for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing
Thomayer University Hospital
Vídeňská 800
Prague 4 – Krč
140 59
Website: https://www.ftn.cz/
Phone: 605 797 714
Sleep Laboratory
Rudolf and Stefanie Hospital Benešov, a. s., hospital of the Central Bohemia Region
Máchova 400
256 01 Benešov
Web: https://www.hospital-bn.cz/
Phone: 317 756 263
E-mail: spankova.laborator@hospital-bn.cz
Alfa Medica
Dejvicka Clinic
Vítězné náměstí 817/9
Prague 6
160 00
Website: https://usni.cz/
Phone: 277 071 971
E-mail: orldejvicka@usni.cz
Centre for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing
Budínova 67/2 (Bulovka University Hospital)
Prague 8 – Libeň
180 81
Website: https://bulovka.cz/
Phone: +420 26608 2085
E-mail: igor.jurikovic@bulovka.cz
Sleep medicine (private practice)
Poliklinika Vinohrady
Vinohradská 176
Prague 3
Website: www.orl-foniatrie.cz
Phone: 272 731 726
E-mail: info@orl-foniatrie.cz
Surgery of sleep disorders
Královské Vinohrady University Hospital
Šrobárova 1150/50
Prague 10
100 34
Website: https://www.fnkv.cz/
Phone: +420 267 16 317
E-mail: orlsec@fnkv.cz
Sleep laboratory at the Castle
Na Kopečku 236/6
250 01 Brandýs nad Labem
Website: https://www.spankovalaboratorbrandys.cz/
Phone: +420 702 819 199, +420 326 906 747
E-mail: trnbrnl2@gmail.com
Sleep ambulance
Hospital Hořovice
NH Hospital a.s.
K Nemocnici 1106/14
268 31 Hořovice
Website: https://www.nemocnice-horovice.cz/
Phone: 702 245 741
E-mail: orl@nemocnice-horovice.cz
Lung ambulance, sleep laboratory s.r.o.
Health Centre
Hostinského 1536/7
Prague 13, Stodůlky
155 00
Website: https://spanekachrapani.cz/
Phone: +420 732 683 103
Sleep Laboratory
PNEUMO-HOST s.r.o.
Lípa Centrum – Polyclinic (3rd floor)
Seydlerova 2451
Prague 5 – Nové Butovice
158 00
Web: https://www.pneumo-host.cz/
Phone: 235524626, 731112145
E-mail: objednani@pneumohost.cz,
Specialist treatment for snoring
Komornická 29
Prague 6
160 00
Web: https://www.orlbetka.cz/
E-mail: spanek@orlbetka.cz
Sleep Laboratory
Department of Pneumology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital
University Hospital in Motol
V Úval 84
Prague 5
150 06
Website: https://www.fnmotol.cz/
Phone: 224 436 646
Sleep Laboratory
Claudian Hospital
třída Václava Klementa 147
Mladá Boleslav
293 01
Website: https://www.klaudianovanemocnice.cz/
Phone: 326 743 750
Centre for Sleep Disorders in České Budějovice
Hospital České Budějovice, a.s.
B. Němcové 585/54
370 01 České Budějovice
Please note: The Sleep Disorders Centre in České Budějovice brings together the Sleep Laboratories at the Lung Department and the Sleep Clinics at the ENT Department. Choose the department according to your needs.
Website: https://www.nemcb.cz/
Phone: +420 387 87 11 11
Breathing and Sleep Centre in Pilsen
University Hospital Plzeň
Edvarda Beneše 1128/13
305 99 Plzeň-Bory
We found out: The Breathing and Sleep Centre can be found in Hall 7 (ground floor, left). The ward has 6 beds for monitoring people with sleep and breathing problems.
Website: https://pne.fnplzen.cz/
E-mail: plickova@fnplzen.cz
Telephone (ordering from 7:00 – 14:30): +420 377 402 975
EUC Clinic Plzeň – Sleep Laboratory
Denisovo nábřeží 1000/4
Plzeň 301 00
Web: https://euc.cz/
E-mail: recepce.plzen@euc.cz
Phone: +420 378 218 111
Specification: entrance A, 3rd floor of the main building
Sleep Laboratory
Hospital Sokolov
Slovenská 545
Sokolov
356 01
Website: https://www.pentahospitals.cz/
E-mail: spankova.laborator@nemocnicesokolov.cz
Phone: 604 280 502
Additional information:This is Hall A, 1st floor, elevator A1. The Sleep Laboratory deals with the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep disorders and insomnia are not within its remit.
Sleep laboratory in Ústí nad Labem
Krajská zdravotní, a.s. – Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, o.z.
Social care 3316 /12A
401 13 Ústí nad Labem
Website: https://www.kzcr.eu/
E-mail: spanek@kzcr.eu
Telephone (contact person): +420 477 113 473
Sleep Disorders Center (cps)
Kochova 1185
Chomutov 430 12
Website: www.spanekchomutov.cz
Telephone: +420 731 801 680, application needed
E-mail: spanek.cv@kzcr.eu
Clarification: the centre is located on the 4th floor, it is building D in the Chomutov hospital area
Sleep centre in Czechoslovak Switzerland
17 November
445/6 Děčín
Website: www.chrapu.cz
Phone: +420 733 784 404, +420 420 777 902 432
E-mail: spanekdecin@gmail.com
Sleep laboratory in Liberec
Regional Hospital Liberec, a. s.
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) – building D, floor 3
Husova 357/10
460 63 Liberec
Disclaimer: They will help you with breathing problems while you sleep. The hospital offers diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, such as diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. Insomnia and other sleep disorders are treated in Hradec Kralove or Prague.
Website: https://www.nemlib.cz/orl/
E-mail (Regional Hospital Liberec): nemlib@nemlib.cz
Telephone (directly to ENT outpatient department): +420 485 312 601
Sleep laboratory Liberec
Klášterní 117/2
460 05 Liberec
Website: https://www.somnusclinic.cz/spankova-poradna/
Phone: 725 055 176
Lung Centre Jablonec n. Nisou
28. října 2073/3
466 01 Jablonec nad Nisou
Website: https://www.firmy.cz/
Phone: +420 483 311 571
Sleep laboratory Trutnov (Polysomnography)
Regional Hospital Trutnov
Department of Neurology – Sleep Laboratory
Website: https://www.nemtru.cz/
E-mail: spanek@nemtru.cz
Telephone: +420 499 866 335 / +420 499 866 232
Sleep Laboratory
Pražská 135
Trutnov
541 01
Website: https://plicnitrutnov.cz/
Phone: +420 797 850 810
E-mail: ambulance@plicnitrutnov.cz
Sleep laboratory in Hradec Kralove
Centre for Sleep Disorders and biorhythms, University Hospital Hradec Králové
Sokolská 581
500 05 Hradec Králové
Sleep Medicine Outpatient Clinic Broumov
Smetanova 91 (hospital building)
550 01 Broumov
Website: https://www.edu-med.cz/
Phone: 737 568 020
E-mail: spanek.broumov@edu-med.cz
Sleep clinic in Pardubice
INSPAMED Pardubice, s.r.o.
Masarykovo nám. 2667
530 02 Pardubice
Website: spankovaporadna.cz
E-mail: info.pardubice@inspamed.cz
Phone: +420 466 753 315
Sleep Laboratory
Pardubice Hospital
Kyjevská 44
53203 Pardubice
Website: https://pardubice.nempk.cz/
Phone: +420 466 015 306
More information: building no. 6, ground floor and 1st floor
Institute of Sleep Medicine
Apartment houses 139-140
533 54 Rybitví
Website: https://www.ldn-rybitvi.cz/
Telephone: 601 084 874, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sleep laboratory in Trebic
Hospital Třebíč, contributory organization
Purkyňovo nám. 133/2
674 01 Třebíč
Website: https://www.nem-tr.cz/luzkova-oddeleni/plicni/
E-mail (head nurse pulmonary): rcerna@nem-tr.cz
Phone: 568 809 682
Sleep clinic in Jihlava
Hospital Jihlava, contributory organization
Vrchlického 59
586 33 Jihlava
Website: nemji.cz
E-mail: krafkovaj@nemji.cz
Phone: +420 567 157 662
Sleep laboratory in Brno
FN Brno
Jihlavská 20
625 00 Brno
Website: https://www.fnbrno.cz/
E-mail: kundrata.zdenek@fnbrno.cz
Phone: 532 232 525
Sleep centre in Brno
St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno
Pekařská 53
656 91 Brno
Website: https://www.fnusa.cz/
E-mail: info@fnusa.cz
Telephone: +420 543 185 491, orders only by phone on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11:00 and 12:00 to 13:00
Sleep Laboratory
Areal Bohunice
Jihlavská 20
625 00 Brno
Phone: 532 233 474
E-mail: spankova.plicni@fnbrno.cz
Web: https://www.fnbrno.cz/
Specification: Sleep Laboratory – Ventilation Centre, Department of Pulmonary Diseases and TB, Hall E, 2nd floor
ENT outpatient clinic for sleep-disordered breathing
Makovského náměstí 3147/2
616 00 Brno
Website: https://orl-spanek.cz/
Phone: +420 731 096 079
E-mail: info@orl-spanek.cz
Sleep laboratory in Olomouc
University Hospital Olomouc
I. P. Pavlova 185/6
779 00 Olomouc
Website: https://plicni.fnol.cz/specializovana-pracoviste
E-mail: sona.panakova@fnol.cz
Phone: +420 588 444 733 a respiratory diseases s.r.o.
Clinic for TB and respiratory diseases with. r. o.
U Ambulatoria 5
Olomouc Hodolany
772 00
Website: https://www.plicnihodolany.cz/spankova-apnoe/
Phone: 585 313 672, 604 332 274
E-mail: pacient@plicnihodolany.cz
Sleep medicine
Nádražní 82/35
Mohelnice
789 85
Website: https://www.somnolab.cz/
E-mail: info@somnolab.cz
Phone: +420 777 704 397
Sleep laboratory in Zlín
Regional Hospital T. Bata, a. s.
Havlíčkovo nábřeží 600
762 75 Zlín
Website: https://www.kntb.cz/plicni-oddeleni-kontakty
E-mail: bnzlin@bnzlin.cz
Phone: 577 552 632
Sleep Laboratory
Uherské Hradiště Hospital a.s.
J. E. Purkyně 365
Uherské Hradiště
686 68
Website: https://www.nemuh.cz/doc/spankova-laborator
Phone: 724 473 168
Sleep laboratory in Ostrava
University Hospital Ostrava
17. listopadu 1790/5
708 52 Ostrava-Poruba
Please note: Although this sleep lab is located in Building D, the pediatric pavilion, it examines not only pediatric patients, but also adult patients.
Website: fno.cz
E-mail: fno@fno.cz
Phone: +420 597 373 643
INSPAMED sleep clinic in Ostrava
INSPAMED Ostrava, s.r.o.
Českobratrská 7
702 00 Moravská Ostrava
Website: www.inspamed.cz
E-mail: info.ostrava@inspamed.cz
Phone: +420 596 127 602
Information about the treatment process, including video demonstrations, can be found on our website.
Sleep Unit (AGEL Hospital)
Purkyňova 2138/16
Nový Jičín 741 01
Website: https://nemocnicenovyjicin.agel.cz/
Phone: 556 773 674
Counselling for sleep and wakefulness disorders
Studentská 1155/14
736 01 Havířov
Website: http://www.spatnyspanek.cz/
Phone: 776 85 75 75
E-mail: jana.slonkova@spatnyspanek.cz
Counselling for sleep disorder
Hospital Třinec, contributory organization
Kaštanová 268, Dolní Líštná
Třinec 739 61
Website: https://www.nemtr.cz/index.php/cs/orl-oddeleni
Phone: 558 309 507
Sleep ambulance
Hospital in Frýdek-Místek
El. Krásnohorské 321, Frýdek
Frýdek-Místek
738 01
Website: https://www.nemfm.cz/oddeleni/luzkova-oddeleni/plicni-oddeleni/
Phone: 739 891 554
E-mail: spanek@nemfm.cz
Sleep Laboratory
EUC Clinic Ostrava
Opavská 962/39
Ostrava
708 68
Website: https://euc.cz/nase-zarizeni/kliniky/euc-klinika-ostrava/spankova-laborator/
Phone: +420 597 437 632, +420 597 437 630
E-mail: spankova.laborator@euc.cz
The list of sleep laboratories and clinics is continuously updated. Are there any missing from the list? Email us at editor@materasso.cz
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