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Where can I go for treatment of snoring or sleep apnea?

If you have sleep apnea or snoring sleep disorder in Chicago, there are treatment options available. At the Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Dr. Michael Friedman and his colleges are trained Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), including sleep medicine and sleep surgery. Making an appointment at this Chicago Sleep Disorder clinic is the first step in diagnosis and treatment of snoring and sleep apnea.

The physicians at the Chicago sleep disorders clinic at the Advanced Center for Specialty Care know is very important to determine whether snoring is a sign of the more serious sleep disorder sleep apnea, were periods of irregular breathing occur throughout the night and can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness and long term health consequences such as heart disease and stroke. The difference between snoring and sleep apnea is determined with an overnight sleep study.

A polysomnogram or sleep study uses a computerized recording of your brain and cardiovascuaascular activity to asses your sleep patterns. Traditionally, sleep studies were performed in hospital or storefront sleep “labs.” It is often very difficult to sleep comfortably in these situations. In order to create an environment to allow for comfortable, natural sleep, Sleep Diagnostics has based their testing sites in luxurious hotel suites. Checking into a comfortable hotel creates a secure, relaxed atmosphere essential for a good nights sleep. As part of the study, you are entitled to enjoy the hotel facilities. The rooms are designed so that data collection goes through a computer port directly to the technician’s suite. Crown Plazas in Chicago and throughout the suburbs make the testing easy to arrange and convenient.

After a diagnosis is made by the Chicago sleep disorders clinic, your physician will go over the treatment options. There are many available options for the treatment of both snoring and sleep apnea. Non surgical methods include a respirator type device called CPAP or an oral device that is worn at night. Dr. Michael Friedman has been involved in the development and testing of many minimally invasive treatment options as well as surgical therapies designed to minimize snoring and sleep apnea to enable better sleep. Pillar Implant treatment is an office based, minimally invasive therapy where very small rods are injected into the soft palate to stiffen the palate and decrease the vibration and collapse leading to snoring and sleep apnea. Dr. Michael Friedman and his colleges also perform snoring surgery in Chicago at Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital.
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