Yes. First, your doctor or nurse will ask about your symptoms. If you have a bed partner, they might also ask that person if you snore or gasp in your sleep. If the doctor or nurse suspects that you have sleep apnea, they might send you for a “sleep study.”

Sleep studies can sometimes be done at home, but they are usually done in a sleep lab. For the study, you spend the night in the lab, and you are hooked up to different machines that monitor your heart rate, breathing, and other body functions. The results of the test tell your doctor or nurse if you have the disorder.