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How is insomnia evaluated during a telehealth visit?
Short answer
An insomnia visit usually starts with questions about your sleep schedule, daytime symptoms, medicines, and health history. A licensed physician in your state decides whether online care is suitable. Some symptoms need an in-person exam or sleep testing, especially when another sleep disorder may be involved.
During an insomnia visit, a physician asks how long sleep problems have lasted and how often they happen. They may ask about bedtime, time spent awake, naps, work hours, and daytime tiredness. Your health history, mental health, and use of alcohol, caffeine, medicines, and supplements also matter.
A sleep diary can help you prepare. For one to two weeks, record when you go to bed, when you think you fall asleep, nighttime awakenings, and when you get up. Estimates are fine. You do not need a wearable device to describe your sleep.
Sleep testing is not needed for everyone with insomnia. Loud snoring, gasping during sleep, unusual nighttime movements, or marked daytime sleepiness may lead to testing or an in-person referral. Other symptoms may call for an exam or lab work.
At Verra, a licensed physician in your state decides if treatment is appropriate. Care is available in all 50 states and DC, but some states or medications require a video visit. Completing a visit does not guarantee a prescription.
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Written by the Verra clinical team · Medical review pending
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