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Here's Your Definition for 'Split-Night Service'

Published on Mon Dec 01, 2014

Question: I’ve been hearing the term “split-night service” lately but don’t know what it is. Can you explain it to me?  Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: A split-night service is a sleep study that combines a 2 – 4 hour diagnostic test and a therapeutic test in the same night.  Patients that are diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnosis may benefit from [...]
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