Comprehensive Capabilities

Offering one-stop care for all sleep disorders.

• Sleep apnea - This potentially life-threatening disorder is linked to irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and heart failure. Sleep apnea can cause you to involuntarily stop breathing for up to one minute while sleeping. Symptoms include loud snoring, pauses in breathing and daytime sleepiness. We can usually treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) nonsurgically with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. The CPAP device, which we custom-fit for the greatest comfort, helps you breathe easy throughout the entire night.
• Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) - This sleep disorder is characterized by an inability to stay awake, even in situations when wakefulness is critically important, such as behind the wheel of a car. We can address EDS with advanced medications and lifestyle changes.
• Insomnia - If you have trouble falling asleep, find it nearly impossible to fall asleep during the night or wake up too early in the morning, you might suffer from insomnia. We can determine if your insomnia is associated with a medical or psychiatric problem and treat it accordingly.
• Hypersomnias - If you sleep too much during the night or day, you might suffer from hypersomnia. Hypersomnia may be caused by another sleep disorder, dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or drug or alcohol abuse.
  Symptoms include sleeping in too late, chronic depression, chronic fatigue, feelings of jet-lag, circadian rhythm disorders or medical illnesses. The Sleep Institute can address hypersomnias with advanced medications and lifestyle changes. 
• Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) - If you stay up extremely late, for example until 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., and then sleep all morning and get up around noon, you may suffer from DSPS. This condition can cause daytime sleepiness and impaired performance at work or school. DSPS is very common in teenagers, young adults and college students.
• Advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS)  - This condition is characterized by falling asleep early, usually between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., and waking up before dawn. If you suffer from ASPS, you may fall asleep at dinner parties and early evening social functions but may force yourself to stay awake later in the evening. ASPS affects many adults over the age of 65.
• Restless legs syndrome (RLS) - This is an uncomfortable disorder that causes cramping, burning and itching in the legs while resting or sitting for long periods. RLS can be so distressing it causes you to lose sleep, resulting in daytime drowsiness and insomnia. If you suffer from RLS, we may prescribe medication and recommend stretching to provide temporary relief. While RLS can affect children and pregnant women, most cases are diagnosed in people aged 40 and older.
• Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) - People who suffer from PLMS experience involuntary and repetitive leg-jerking while sleeping. These movements can happen throughout the night and be a nuisance to your spouse. PLMS, like RLS, can cause daytime sleepiness and insomnia. The Sleep Institute can treat PLMS with advanced medications and may also recommend specialized therapy before bedtime.
• Parasomnias - These are abnormal physical behaviors that occur while you are sleeping. They include sleepwalking, night-terrors, rhythmic movement disorder, teeth-grinding, bed-wetting and REM behavior disorder. 
  The Sleep Institute can effectively treat parasomnias with many leading-edge therapies.  
• Medical disorders - Some medical disorders are exacerbated by sleep problems. These include chronic pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, hypertension, asthma, ADHD, depression, nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux, dementia and congestive heart failure.