Aaron Nuest

Have you ever received conflicting reports? You talked with this person who said that, but then someone else from the same establishment tells you to do something else, and you...

There's an old business adage that says, “Begin with the end in mind.” In other words, figure out your goal and develop habits to accomplish that goal. You've applied this...

A very common problem I have when working in the sleep lab is dealing with anxious patients. It doesn't take much of an imagination to conclude what will happen when...

I have been a sleep technologist for more than 11 years. I think I have performed more than 2,000 sleep studies. Yet I have never been through one. I hope...

If you read my first article on the preferences of a sleep tech, you probably understood they are supposed to be comical. In this article, we are going to review...

If you’ve read my sleep articles, you know I write from a healthcare perspective. As any healthcare worker knows, there’s a need to be constantly adapting since many situations are...

Once, while I was walking out of the sleep lab with a patient, I joked, “I hope I never run into you in your line of work.” This gentleman is...

It seems common to me that once a speech or a debate ends, they’ll ask if there are any questions. At which point, we are quick to discover there are...

If you are like me (frightening thought, I am sure), you like to know what to expect. And your expectations are a reference point to your future experience. As a...

What’s the best day to have a sleep study? As a sleep technologist, I would argue Monday through Thursday would be the best. Why? Because I am human and I...

If you’ve had a sleep study or have a sleep study scheduled in the future, then you’ve probably had or will have questions following the study. What’s next? What’s the...

In the sleep center, there’s a portion of the sleep study we call "the desensitization." This process is where I, or the technician doing the test, will fit you with...

I remember eating dinner with part of my family and three gentlemen who would give a presentation later in the evening. As you know when there are parties who don’t...

When you are frustrated with anything or, in some cases, everything, a decision will follow. Perhaps you are wondering, what decision? A decision to press ahead or to quit. I...

If you are like me, I think you’ll agree with the next statement: If you do something hard, difficult, or challenging and then have to repeat it, it will cause...

Welcome to Part 2 of every kind of sleep test. In Part 1, I covered 1 type of sleep test: the polysomnography (PSG). In this part, I will cover the...

I hope for your sake you haven’t been through every type of sleep test. I haven’t been through one yet, which multiple patients have told me I should before conducting...