Sleep Medicine

Sleep medicine specialists have the expertise and training to diagnose and treat all types of sleep-related conditions.

If you’re tired throughout the day or feel like you never get enough sleep, you may have a sleep disorder. The questions below will help identify if you have symptoms of a sleep disorder:

• Do you snore or have you been told you snore?
• Have you been told you stop breathing while asleep?
• Do you experience an uncontrollable urge to move your legs at night?
• Are you excessively sleepy throughout the day?
• Do you wake up often during the night?
• Do you have trouble falling asleep?
• Do you regularly need naps during the day in order to function?

If you responded “yes” to any of these questions, talk to your primary care provider about your symptoms and next steps. Or make an appointment for a sleep medicine consultation at Essentia.

Benefit from our sleep team’s knowledge of all types of sleep conditions. You’ll receive personalized care using the most effective treatments for sleep disorders. Your team may include:

• Sleep medicine doctors
• Nurse practitioners
• Polysomnographic (sleep study) technologists

Depend on our sleep medicine doctors to find the cause of your sleep troubles so you can get a good night’s rest. Receive a complete sleep disorders evaluation during your sleep clinic appointment. Expect your sleep specialist to:

• Perform a medical history and physical exam
• Ask about your symptoms
• Provide information about sleep disorders
• Explain diagnostic sleep tests
• Discuss lifestyle changes and general treatment options

Sleep Studies

Your sleep specialist may recommend you have a sleep study, or polysomnography, to check for sleep disorders. Choose an Essentia sleep lab with advanced technology and a comfortable environment for your in-lab sleep study.

If your doctor diagnoses you with sleep apnea, relieve your symptoms and keep your airway open while you sleep with treatments such as:

• Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy – Delivers steady pressurized air through your nose and mouth while you breathe in and out
• Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPap) therapy – Uses two air pressure settings to give you higher pressure when you breathe in and lower pressure you breathe out
• Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy – Blows pressurized air to maintain open airways, support normal breathing, and prevent pauses in your breathing

Partner with the sleep team at Essentia to help you get therapy equipment to fit your individual needs.