Overview of Sleep Disorders
Some 40 percent of Americans suffer from sleep disorders. Odds are you or someone you know has a sleep disorder that's diminishing your quality of life.
Help for sleep disorders is available at many Baylor Scott & White Health facilities. Our sleep programs are dedicated to alleviating symptoms and improve sleep patterns and daily life for people with sleep disorders. We offer a full range of up-to-date diagnostic and treatment procedures as part of our comprehensive care program to help you sleep through the night.
Sleep Disorders Treated
A person is often unaware that he or she has sleep problems. As a result, sleep disturbances may go undiagnosed and untreated for many years. Sometimes, the patient complains of daytime fatigue, sleep anxiety or overwhelming sleepiness. Frequently, a bed partner, rather than the patient, is the best source of information. Some common sleep problems include the following:
- Insomnia
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Central sleep apnea
- Periodic limb movements
- Restless leg syndrome
- Narcolepsy
- Snoring
- Parasomnias
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Pediatric sleep disorders
Sleep Disorder Treatment
To diagnose and treat sleep disorders, experts at Baylor Scott & White may use a variety of sleep studies and treatment methods, including:
- Home sleep study
- Actigraph to monitor sleep and wake patterns
- Nocturnal polysomnography
- CPAP titration study (continuous airway pressure therapy)
- Nocturnal seizure monitoring
- Ventilatory support study
- Maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT)
- Multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT)
- Pediatric sleep study
- Seizure sleep study
- Split night sleep study