Regenerating damaged cells and replenishing energy stores, sleep is essential to overall health. Whether you’re in the greater Philadelphia region or South Jersey, our sleep professionals can help you get the rest you need. Towards a New Method of Sleep Medicine
Most cases of sleep problems are never identified. Whether you suffer from sleep apnea, narcolepsy, RLS, insomnia, or any other sleep problem, our team of board-certified sleep medicine experts will work together to assess your condition using the most up-to-date diagnostic tools. Comprehensive testing at our cutting-edge facilities may include a sleep study. Collectively, we’ll zero in on the root of the problem and develop a customised treatment strategy.
The first step in treating sleep disorders is to speak with a sleep medicine professional during the day, who may then recommend a sleep study or other specialised tests. What sets us distinct is that all of the sleep studies are analysed by doctors who are board-certified in sleep medicine. Following a comprehensive assessment, we will design a treatment plan just for you. This may include the use of prescribed drugs, breathing aids, or other forms of behavioural management.
Interventional Sleep Therapy
Every person has their own set of difficulties falling asleep, and we acknowledge that. In order to ensure that you get the high-quality treatment you need in order to get a good night’s rest, we have developed specialised sleep programmes to address issues related to sleep in both children and women.
Can you tell me about the many sleep issues you treat?
Having an aberrant or irregular sleeping pattern is the simplest definition of a sleep disorder. We provide treatment for a variety of sleep problems, including:
Sleep apnea is a dangerous disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep. This might last for a few seconds at a time. While this may occur several times while a person sleeps, they are often unaware of it until the next day when they have poor sleep, low energy, or drowsiness.
One such neurological disorder is restless leg syndrome, which manifests itself in the form of leg twitching and cramping throughout the night and prevents the sufferer from getting a good night’s rest.
Disorder characterised by involuntary, nocturnal, and often disturbing motions
The arms or legs; called periodic limb movement syndrome (PLMS).
- Disrupted sleep cycles, caused by factors such as not having a regular bedtime or wake time, not getting enough sleep, or not having a conducive sleeping environment (temperature, light, noise, etc.).
- Insomnia, characterised by trouble getting asleep, staying asleep, falling asleep again, waking up too early in the morning, or otherwise not benefiting from sleep.
Night terrors, also known as sleep terrors, are characterised by bouts of out-of-body sensations, screams of terror, and frantic thrashing while the sufferer is still sleeping.
An inherited sleep disease called narcolepsy causes sufferers to feel drowsy even after a full night’s rest.
- Pain in the evenings or at night resulting from various medical disorders.
For example, a person with sleep-related eating disorders could sleepeat without realising it, or they might wake up in the middle of the night and feel that they can’t go back to sleep unless they eat.
Find out what goes on during a sleep study.
In order to identify your specific sleeping disorder, a sleep study will need to be performed to track your sleep patterns over a period of time. The majority of the research we do in our cutting-edge sleep labs occurs when you’re sound asleep.
If a sleep study is necessary at night, you may rest easy knowing that you’ll have your own room at the Jefferson Health Sleep Center in your area. Sleeping quarters are furnished to feel like a home, complete with a TV and en suite bathroom, to ensure a comfortable night’s sleep. For nighttime examinations, parents are welcome to accompany their children.
To track your brain waves, heart rate, respiration, and muscle movements, we’ll attach a few little cables to electrodes we’ll put on your head and chest. A polysomnogram is the diagnostic tool of choice. Airflow via the mouth and nose, blood oxygen levels, chest wall motion, and leg movement might all be assessed. All night long, your sleep habits will be tracked and recorded. After that, the information will be sent to a doctor who specialises in sleep medicine for analysis. Your referring doctor will be informed and will then give you the findings.
Just shut your eyes and rest easy. There are a variety of home monitoring options and sleep latency tests that may be taken to determine the cause of excessive daytime drowsiness.
If I decide to do a sleep test at home, what should I anticipate?
A home sleep test (HST) is a self-administered, modified sleep study performed in the comfort of your own home with the use of a portable monitor, rather than in a sleep lab over the course of a full night’s sleep. The HST monitor will be sent to you for free and sent back to us through standard mail. Oxygen saturation, heart rate, and airflow are all monitored by the HST. Snoring and sleeping postures will also be recorded. You should wear the monitor while you sleep for at least two nights unless your sleep doctor tells you differently. It is recommended that you wear the monitor for at least seven hours per night. At your next appointment, unless otherwise planned, you will get the findings.
Which sleep problem treatments are available to me?
The use of CPAP machines, oral appliances, drugs, and psychotherapy are all viable approaches for treating sleep apnea. Biofeedback relaxation training, hypnosis, chronotherapy, sleep hygiene management, phototherapy, and sleep restriction are just a few examples of the many behavioural management strategies used to treat insomnia.
Depending on your specific condition, you may get a variety of treatments.
Medications, behavioral and environmental modifications, and lifestyle changes may all help people with insomnia get a better night’s rest.
Lifestyle adjustments, behavioral therapies, medication Modalert may be used to treat narcolepsy, while sleep apnea patients may benefit from a CPAP mask that is custom-fitted to them to keep their airways open.
Modalert Medication and behavioural therapy for restless leg syndrome
Insomnia caused by disruptions in the body’s circadian rhythm: behavioural modifications and light therapy
