Assessment of Sleepiness

Key points

• Assessment of sleepiness
• Epworth Sleepiness Scale - questionnaire completed by patient +/- partner
• Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) - measures the time to fall asleep in a dark room (using EEG criteria) Diagnostic tests
• sleep studies (polysomnography) - ranging from monitoring of pulse oximetry at night to full polysomnography where a wide variety of physiological factors are measured including EEG, respiratory airflow,
• continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is first line for moderate or severe OSAHS