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By Mayo Clinic staffYour doctor may ask you not to drink alcohol or eat or drink anything with caffeine during the afternoon and evening before polysomnography. Alcohol and caffeine can change your sleep patterns, and they may make symptoms of some sleep disorders worse.
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- Sleep cycles. American Academy of Sleep Medicine. http://www.sleepeducation.com/sleepcycles.aspx. Accessed Sept. 3, 2011.
- Your guide to healthy sleep. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/healthy_sleep.htm. Accessed Sept. 3, 2011.
- What are sleep studies? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/slpst/. Accessed Sept. 1, 2011.
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