The test was done while I was in Denver, OCT. 2023, for the week at National Jewish Hospital/Clinic. It does not require being an inpatient in the hospital. The tube is placed in and you go live the next 24 hours (that's how long my test was) as normal .....except for using the system when you eat etc. Yes you sleep with it in and eat with it in etc.
Early on before knowing I had BE I tried to have the test done at my request in a local medical department associated with the medical system but the medical person refused to do it. Go figure. This was early in my journey (AUG. 2022) when I was refused the test and was just truly learning the ropes with what we need to say and do to get what we need accomplished via the medical system. It was my belief after much research and knowing something was wrong with me, that I might have Acid Reflux.
Barbara