Identifying Persons Who Need Testing at The Sleep Center
Many sleep disorders can be treated once they are accurately diagnosed. Treatment may require medication, improvement of sleep hygiene, or even surgery.

At The Sleep Center, patients are encouraged to have an initial evaluation by one of the Center’s consulting physicians. Before this initial visit, patients may receive a two-week sleep chart and sleep questionnaire. This material provides important background information used to determine if testing at The Sleep Center is necessary.

During the first visit, patients are interviewed by a specialist. A physical exam may also be necessary. This visit may take from 30 to 60 minutes, and is conducted in the physician’s office or at The Sleep Center.

What to Expect at The Sleep Center
Patients come to The Sleep Center to be monitored while asleep. Patients comfort is extremely important in order to get the best studies. For this reason, The Sleep Center is designed to provide a hotel-like environment rather than a traditional hospital setting. Each room is private and equipped with television and radio, carpeting, drapes, and other comfortable furnishings.

Patients are monitored continuously while they sleep. Sleep patterns are recorded by a digital polysomnograph, and monitors record vital signs, breathing patterns, heart and brain activity, blood oxygen levels and body movements. The procedure is not painful and should not interfere with sleep.

Patients may be scheduled for follow-up visits with one of The Sleep Center’s consulting physicians to discuss test results and courses of treatment. A complete report, including treatment recommendations, is forwarded to the patient’s personal physician.