Sleep Medicine
Sleep medicine is a rapidly evolving field devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disorders and disturbances. Sleep disorders are widespread and can have significant consequences affecting not only daytime productivity, but many other aspects of living such as obesity, depression, and fatigue-related automobile accident fatalities. Delta Waves offers a full array of comprehensive sleep services for diagnosing and treating sleep disorders including Sleep Apnea, Insomnia, REM Behavior Disorder, Circadian Rhythm Disorder, and Restless Leg Syndrome.
Our board certified sleep specialist will discuss your concerns with you, perform a physical examination, and make recommendations for any testing that he deems necessary. He may discuss with you treatment options and answer your
sleep health questions.
Sleep Study
A sleep study is a test that records what happens to your body during sleep, it is ordered by a physician and performed to aid in the diagnosis of sleep disorders or sleep disturbances. The most common sleep studies are Polysomnogram, which tests and records several body functions during sleep and Multiple Sleep Latency test (MSLT) that measures how long it takes you to fall asleep. After the study, a detailed report will be sent to your physician.
Common Sleep Disorders
The most common sleep disorder is Obstructive Sleep Apnea. It happens because the muscles in your throat relax, blocking the flow of air to your lungs. This causes the amount of oxygen in your blood to drop. When your brain recognizes this, you may wake up with a choking, or gasping sound, then start breathing again and go back to sleep. It is common to be unaware that you woke up briefly. But when your sleep is upset throughout the night, you'll feel sleepy during the day.
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