Sleep or the lack of sleep affects everything from our jobs and our safety to our health and our relationships. More than one third of American adults say they feel so sleepy during the day that it interferes with daily activities. And 4 percent of adult men and 2 percent of adult women have obstructive sleep apnea, a potentially life-threatening disorder.
At Alamance Regionals Sleep Disorders Lab, experts diagnose
sleep apena, nacolepsy, restless leg syndrome and other sleep disorders through
Sleep Latency or Multiple Sleep Latency Testing
(MSLT) and
Polysomnography studies. With four observation rooms, Alamance Regionals Sleep Lab is among the largest in the area.
Patients spend one night in one of the labs private rooms while a certified sleep technologist monitors breathing, heart rate, muscle activity and other vital signs from a computerized station. The labs physician, a board-certified pulmonologist, can diagnose any problems and work with your physician to recommend the most appropriate treatment plan for you.
Need more information about sleep and sleep disorders? Visit the
National Sleep Foundation. To go directly to their tools and quizzes to help assess your knowledge about sleep,
click here. Another sleep quiz is available at
www.sleepeducation.com.
To learn more about Alamance Regionals Sleep Disorder Center, call 1-866-937-6692.
