Sleep Medicine
There are more than 80 types of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, narcolepsy and restless legs syndrome. Sleep disorders can significantly affect healthy sleep and, in turn, impact your overall health, safety and quality of life.
At Bluffton Regional Medical Center's Sleep Disorders Center, a team of medical professionals will evaluate your symptoms and find ways to help you get a better, safer night's rest.
Bluffton Regional Medical Center's Sleep Disorders Center is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, reflecting dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care.
Symptoms
If you suffer from any of these symptoms, you may have a sleep disorder. Talk with your doctor and ask if you need a referral to our Sleep Disorders Center.
- Awakening after a few hours and can't fall back to sleep
- Confusion or brief memory loss upon awakening
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Excessive sweating while sleeping
- Falling asleep at inappropriate times
- Feeling sleepy during the day
- High blood pressure
- Insomnia or lack of restful sleep
- Irregular pounding or beating of the heart
- Loud snoring, snorting, or gasping for breath during sleep
- Not feeling rested after 7-8 hours of sleep
- Personality changes
- Taking more than 30 minutes to fall asleep
- Tingling or aching in legs that is only relieved by moving or massaging them
- Unexplained morning headache
- Weight gain
Sleep Studies
Getting good rest is essential to having a normal, productive life. Sleeping disorders can affect you at any age and can seriously interfere with your body's necessary restorative cycles. Bluffton Regional Medical Center's sleep study program monitors patients' sleeping patterns to find out why you may be having problems. Your doctor may suggest this treatment if you experience long-term sleeplessness or other recurring problems.
On-site sleep studies are administered by registered respiratory therapists and sleep technicians specially trained to ensure accurate results. We also offer home-based sleep studies which allow you to remain in the comfort of your own bed while collecting valuable data for diagnosis. Our team can help determine the origin of your sleep disorder, its effects on your health and how to treat it.
For more information, please call:
(260) 919-3717
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