Sleep Disorders

Signs You May Need a Sleep Study:

• Snoring
• Told by others that breathing stops while you sleep
• Awaken suddenly gasping for a breath
• Sleep is restless and disturbed
• Fear of not being able to go back to sleep after waking up
• Have family members with sleep problems (i.e. parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters?)
• Overweight
• Sweat while sleeping
• Wake up with headaches
• Increased irritability
• Feel fatigued
• Excessively sleepy during the daytime
• Accidentally fall asleep at inopportune times (i.e. driving, working at desk, watching TV, in conversations with other people)
• Difficulty with sexual functioning

Other Sleep-related issues:

• Periodic Leg Movements- legs kicking at night disrupting sleep
• Narcolepsy- falls asleep without warning; vivid dreaming, strong emotions associated with sudden weakness
• RBD (REM Behavior Disorder)- acting out dreams
• Seizures
• Insomnia

For more information, call 816-655-5394.