Everyone has a restless night now and then. For some, however, obtaining a good night’s sleep is a continual problem. These individuals may have a sleep disorder. Sleep disorders can cause long-term health problems such as heart disease, impotence, and changes in memory and mood.
A Sleep Disorders Medicine specialist can evaluate your medical condition to help find the source of your sleep problem, and he or she may recommend a sleep study.
St. Vincent’s Health System offers sleep studies at the St. Vincent’s Sleep Disorders Center, LLC on the Birmingham campus and the Sleep Disorders Center at St. Vincent’s East. Both sleep centers use the latest technology and techniques to diagnose and treat various disorders:
- Sleep apnea/snoring
- Insomnia
- Different sleep/wake patterns
- Extreme daytime sleepiness
- Abnormal nighttime behaviors (sleepwalking, bed-wetting, teeth grinding, nightmares, and night terrors)
- Narcolepsy
The Sleep Centers are accredited members of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and staffed with physicians who are board certified in Sleep Medicine.
St. Vincent’s Birmingham
The Sleep Disorders Center LLC is designed to provide high quality, cost-effective sleep studies. The professional staff is equipped with the latest diagnostic equipment and strives to meet the needs of the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. They are committed to the highest level of service excellence to help you solve your sleep problems so that you – and your family – will sleep easier.
St. Vincent’s East
The Sleep Center at St. Vincent’s East uses the latest technology and techniques to diagnose and treat obstructive sleep apnea, the most common sleep disorder, as well as other sleep disorders. The most common sleep study procedure takes place in a comfortable bedroom-style setting at the Sleep Lab, which includes eight fully-decorated bedrooms with private bathrooms. |