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Sleep Disorders Institute

Did you know:

  • 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders.
  • 20 million have transient sleep complaints.
  • 100,000 traffic accidents each year are due to sleepy drivers

 

We care about the health and well being of our community, and are committed to promoting sleep education and treatment to those with sleep-disordered breathing. The symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing can be alarming.

 

Could this be you?

  • Do you snore?
  • Does your partner tell you that you stop breathing during sleep?
  • Do you often wake up tired or with a headache?
  • Do you make frequent bathroom visits at night?
  • Do you wake up choking or gasping for air during the night?
  • Do you feel sleepy during the day?
  • Have you ever fallen asleep while driving?
  • Do you have memory lapses?
  • Do you have high blood pressure?
  • Do you have congestive heart failure?
  • Have you had a stroke?

The Providence Hospital Sleep Disorders Institute uses a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose and treat patients who suffer from a variety of sleep disorders, including:

  • sleep disordered breathing
  • insomnia
  • narcolepsy
  • RLS/PLMD
  • parasomnias
  • other related disorders

Services provided include:

  • nightime diagnostic testing and treatment
  • daytime diagnostic testing and treatment
  • sleep clinic follow-up
  • support groups

Tests offered include:

  • nocturnal polysomnography
  • CPAP/Bilevel titration
  • NPSG with extended montage
  • multiple sleep latency test
  • maintenance of wakefulness test
  • digital video recording

 

Contact our Sleep Disorders Institute at (202) 281-3232 , to schedule a consultation with a board certified sleep specialist and get tested with state of the art equipment.