ProHEALTH Care
Sleep Disorders Center
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The Sleep Disorders Center at ProHEALTH treats a wide variety of sleep issues including
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Central Sleep Apnea
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Hypersomnolence
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Circadian Rhythm Disturbances
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Parsomnias
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OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which the upper airway collapses during sleep causing breathing to stop. While you are sleeping, the factors that keep your airway open don’t function the same way that they do during the day.
The muscles of the airway relax as your body relaxes during sleep and the brain’s control over breathing changes as you sleep. When the airway collapses, there is an obstruction to the flow of air into your lungs, and you actually stop breathing. Your body’s reaction to this is to quickly wake you up so that you can take a breath. This is called a micro-arousal. In patients with sleep apnea, these arousals can happen 50-100 times per hour – that is sometime more than once per minute ! Having such a disrupted night of sleep, night after night, causes a tremendous amount of daytime sleepiness – plus it can predispose you to high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, stroke and heart attack.
Narcolepsy is a brain disorder that makes you feel sleepy most of the time. People with narcolepsy sometimes fall asleep all of sudden, even when they don’t expect to. They can even fall asleep while they are in the middle of activities, such as eating, talking, or driving.
People usually develop narcolepsy during their teens or early 20s. Some people get it earlier and others later. Once it starts, the disorder can make it hard to work, do schoolwork, or do other normal activities.
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INSOMNIA
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep through the night.
There are many different causes and many different treatment options.
RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) experience a "creepy - crawling" sensation in the legs. The sensation is worse at night and is improved by walking or moving the legs
SHIFT WORK SLEEP DISORDER
Shift Work Sleep Disorder affects 10-15% of people who work night shifts or rorating shifts. Individuals can experience a range of symptoms including sleepiness when he/she is supposed to be awake and insomnia when he/she is supposed to be sleeping.