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A home sleep test is a diagnostic test than can determine whether or not you have obstructive sleep apnea. A home sleep test collects less information about your sleep and only detects obstructive sleep apnea. For certain people a home sleep test can be effective but there is also a high risk of error.
It's a condition shown to increase the risk of several serious illnesses, including heart disease, stroke and dementia. Critics, however, worry that overnight tests to diagnose apnea, particularly those done in sleep labs, may be over-prescribed, at great cost to the health care system. Testing can be a lucrative business, and labs have popped up in free-standing clinics and hospitals across the country.