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Sleep Disorders – A Common Ailment

Sleep disorders affect nearly 30 million people in the United States, most whose lives can improve either with very simple interventions in life-style, or with some newer therapies that are now available. Over20 million people suffer from sleep apnea, the majority not yet even diagnosed. New data suggests significant risk for hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and stroke if such people go untreated.

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-Sleep Studies (Your Night in the Sleep Lab)
-Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
-Sleep Apnea in Children
-Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

Diagnosis and Treatment

Diagnosing a sleep disorder requires an overnight sleep study, performed in the professional sleep center at GBMC. A test is a noninvasive procedure that will monitor the following areas during sleep:

  • Brain waves
  • Eye movements
  • Muscles movements
  • Heart rate
  • Leg movements
  • Breathing patterns and noise
  • Oxygen levels

After your overnight visit, the technician will send the results to be scored. Your scored results will then be sent to your physician for interpretation. The most common treatments are the following:

  • CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)
  • BI-PAP
  • Weight-loss Oral Appliances
  • Surgical procedures

Statistics

  • Approximately 10 percent to 30 percent of adults snore.
  • For 15 percent of adults, snoring is the first indication of sleep apnea.
  • Sixty six percent of people age 50 or older experience frequency problems during sleep.
  • Approximately 70 percent of people who have tried Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) to relieve sleep apnea have been able to continue its use.
  • Sleep disorders are more prominent in men than women.
  • Approximately 49 percent of Americans suffer from a clinically significant sleep disorder.

Candidates

People with the following physical characteristics are candidates for sleep studies:

  • Enlarged tonsils or adenoids
  • Deviated nasal septum
  • Chronic sinusitis and allergies
  • Nasal polyps
  • Retrognathia
  • Enlarged tongue or uvula