Do you know someone who snores?

Excessive snoring may be a signal that something is seriously wrong with breathing during sleep. Snoring is indicative of an airway that is not properly open; indeed, the sounds of snoring come from the body's extra effort to force air through such a narrowed passageway. Snoring can be one of the important signals of a potentially dangerous sleep disorder called Sleep Apnea.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Sleep Apnea is a medical condition that requires careful attention and proper treatment. This disorder, which can become life threatening, involves the frequent collapsing of the breathing passageway during sleep. This collapsing can cause a partial or complete blockage of the airway. Symptoms of Sleep Apnea include excessive daytime sleepiness, weight gain, sexual dysfunction and depression. If left untreated, Obstructive Sleep Apnea can often lead to high blood pressure, heart failure, heart attack and stroke.

Diagnosis

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea affect millions of Americans, often with significant impact on social relationships, energy levels, and cardiovascular health. Although every patient can be helped, our goal is to identify the precise source of the problem and to use noninvasive office treatments whenever possible as opposed to surgery.

Through recent advances, seep specialists are now able to detect and diagnose breathing disorders at earlier, more effective treatable stages. The first step in diagnosis is to conduct a sleep study. A sleep study is used to identify and measure the different stages of sleep, as well as to record and classify various physiological activities and the problems that may be associated with these during sleep. After the study, a Board Certified Physician will review and interpret these records to determine whether the patient suffers from Sleep Apnea, how severe it may be, and how to best proceed with treatment.