Why take the Philips Home Sleep Test?

An evaluation by a doctor specialising in sleep disorders is recommended. They may advise you to have a sleep study done. A sleep study can provide the doctor with information about how you sleep and breathe. This information will help the doctor to determine your diagnosis and treatment options. Alternatively, we offer a Home Sleep Testing Service so you can understand your sleep apnea status. 

Sleep apnea can have serious short- and long-term health risks if left untreated, including:

• High blood pressure
• Irregular heartbeat
• Heart disease / heart attack
• Stroke
• Type 2 diabetes
• Driving- and work-related accidents

After completing the pre-sleep questionnaire, connect the device as shown in the user guide and go to bed as normal. The device will record for the duration of the night. In the morning, prior to sending the test kit back, please also take the time to complete the post-sleep questionnaire. Both the pre- and post-sleep questionnaires​ will help with the analysis of your results.

As a global leader in sleep, with over 30 years of experience, Philips have developed a service to quickly and accurately assesses your Sleep Apnea status.  You can be tested for sleep apnea in the comfort of your own home and find out your status in 10-14 days without the need to wait for the NHS referral times.

Our portable diagnostic device, Alice Night One, is used by the NHS in many sleep labs and across the world.   An NHS-experienced Clinical Sleep team will analyse your results and diagnosis will be provided by an NHS Sleep Consultant.

There is no need to worry. The test kit has been set up for two nights' worth of testing in case the results have not all been successfully captured on the first night.

A small, portable device monitors your sleep, breathing, oxygen levels, heart activity and number of apnea events (an apnea event is when you stop breathing) experienced whilst you sleep. These are then utilised as an indication to the presence of OSA.

Our portable diagnostic device, Alice Night One, is used by the NHS in many sleep labs and across the world.

A member of the Sleep Support Team will ring to arrange a delivery date within 2 working days of receipt of the request.

Within 2 working days of purchasing the home sleep test, you will receive a phone call from a member of our Sleep Support team in Chichester, West Sussex to arrange delivery of the test kit. We will work with you to organise an appropriate day for delivery and collection. Unfortunately, we are unable to specify the time at present for our deliveries and collections.

Yes, the delivery does need to be signed for.

The test kit is the size of a small laptop.

The courier will attempt redelivery. If this is also unsuccessful, the test kit will be returned back to us. If the test kit is sent back to us following an attempt to redeliver, we will contact you to rearrange another delivery.

Within just 10-14* working days from confirmation of order being received, you’ll receive your personalised digital diagnosis report, informing you of your OSA status.

The report will include a detailed summary of your home sleep test results, including: your total time spent in bed, the type of respiratory apnea events you experienced overnight, your heart rate statistics, your snoring statistics (the total percentage of your night spent snoring), your oxygen saturation levels, and the time spent in a Cheyne Stokes breathing pattern. Click here to see an example of the diagnosis report.

The report will include a detailed summary of your home sleep test results, including:

• Your total time spent in bed
• The type of respiratory apnea events you experienced overnight
• Your heart rate statistics
• Your snoring statistics (the total percentage of your night spent snoring)
• Your oxygen saturation levels
• The time spent in a Cheyne Stokes breathing pattern

Click here to see an example of the diagnosis report.

Our Sleep consultant is a Consultant anaesthetist based at Bradford NHS Trust and the Yorkshire Clinic who has been running clinics for sleep apnea patients since 1998. He has been working with our Sleep Support Team since 2004 and he will be the consultant that will be making the formal diagnosis.

If you receive your results and have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, we advise you to take your results to your local healthcare professional, who can arrange treatment. This will involve the use of a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device and a mask (many mask options are available depending on breathing preferences). Please note, Philips cannot guarantee treatment and in some cases, repeat testing may be required.

Please call 0800 652 0303. The Sleep Support Team are available Mon – Fri, 08:30 -19:00. If you are calling out of hours, please leave a message and team will aim to get back to you the next working day