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SLEEP CENTER
The Sleep Foundation estimates 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea , a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts . Symptoms include loud snoring and tiredness during the day . According to the Sleep Foundation more than 80 % of cases of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea are undiagnosed . The organization also estimates between 60 to 90 % of people with sleep apnea also have obesity . Left untreated , sleep apnea significantly increases the risk of heart arrhythmias ( irregular heartbeats ) and cardiovascular disease .
Millions of people , including thousands of North Texans , live with some of the effects of obstructive sleep apnea , including interrupted sleep , trouble concentrating , daytime sleepiness , and chronic headaches . Repeated pauses in breathing rob the lungs of oxygen , adding significant stress on the body . The results can be serious health complications such as cardiovascular disease , heart failure , stroke , and an irregular heartbeat .
Recognizing this growing health concern among North Texans , Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas opened the Sleep Center to offer advanced monitoring technology and treatment for a wide spectrum of sleep disorders supported by a multidisciplinary provider team . The center is led by Eneida Harrison , MD , Medical Director . The center is part of a larger initiative by the hospital to respond to the growing cardiovascular health needs of North Texans .
The center provides in-lab and home-based testing to evaluate patients for a variety of sleep disorders :
• Central sleep apnea
• Circadian rhythm disorders
• Delayed sleep phase syndrome
• Insomnia
• Narcolepsy
• Obstructive sleep apnea ( OSA )
• Parasomnias
• Periodic limb movement disorder
• Restless leg syndrome
• Shift work sleep disorder
• Snoring
Using a full range of specialized interventions :
• Home sleep study
• Nocturnal polysomnography
• Split night study
• Titration study ( CPAP , Bi-level or ASV )
• Multiple sleep latency testing ( MSLT )
• Maintenance of wakefulness test ( MWT )
• Ventilatory support study
• Nocturnal seizure monitoring
• Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation for central sleep apnea
• Placement of nerve stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea with the Inspire ® device
For more information about the Sleep Center at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas : 469.702.0725 .
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas | Sleep Center