| Dreaming of a Good Night’s Sleep
Ever feel like you’re sleepwalking through the day… sluggish, tired and unproductive? When was the last time you woke up feeling refreshed? If you’re only dreaming of a good night’s sleep, you may be among the millions of Americans with a chronic sleep disorder. 
Unfortunately, poor sleep is more harmful than most people think, affecting everything from mood and energy to job performance, personal relationships and daily functioning. It’s even hazardous to your health. Studies confirm that sleep disorders are linked to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, depression and other serious conditions – along with driving accidents and preventable injury.
Everyone deserves the benefits of sufficient sleep, especially when they’re within reach. The Sleep Health Institute at Chilton Hospital successfully treats insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea and other common sleep problems. Why suffer anymore? Better sleep, better health and better living start here.
If you or someone you care about is suffering from sleep loss, speak with your doctor or register for a free sleep screening. Or, if you’d like more information about our services, call us at (973) 831-5351.
We’ll Help you Rest Easier
Accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Chilton’s Sleep Health Institute is dedicated to diagnosing and treating a full range of sleep disorders in adults and children above the age of three. Our modernized facility is directed by a board certified sleep medicine physician and staffed by a team of pulmonologists who are trained in the latest sleep medicine techniques.
Our services include:
• Free sleep health screenings
• Overnight sleep studies
• Home sleep studies
• Sleep disorder treatment
How Much Sleep We Need
Just how much sleep is enough? That depends. According to the National Institutes for Health, most adults require about seven to eight hours of sleep each night and children typically need more, depending on their age. Needs change throughout the life cycle, and quality matters just as much as quality. Various stages of sleep are essential if you are to feel rested, energetic and at your best the next day.
Common Sleep Problems
There are more than 80 different types of sleep disorders. Some of the most common problems include:
• Sleep Apnea: Breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep, often characterized by loud snoring, choking and gasping sounds. Left untreated, sleep apnea increases risk for heart attack, stroke and other life-threatening conditions.
• Parasomnias: Most frequently seen in children, parasomnias include night terrors, nightmares, sleepwalking and bedwetting.
• Narcolepsy: A neurological disorder caused by the brain’s failure to regulate sleep-wake cycles. Excessive daytime sleepiness or “sleep attacks,” hallucinations and sleep paralysis may occur.
• Nocturnal limb movement disorders: Sleep is disturbed by episodes of muscle twitching, jerking or upward flexing of the feet.
• Insomnia: Those afflicted have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, usually due to stress, anxiety, medication, pain or other contributing factors.
• Excessive Sleepiness: A persistent state of feeling tired or sleepy.
Kids Have Sleep Problems, too
Sleep disorders affect kids as well as adults, and can be equally disruptive to physical and mental health. But sleep problems may present different symptoms in children and sometimes are misdiagnosed. For example, sleep apnea may cause hyperactivity rather than daytime sleepiness, and consequently mistaken for Attention Deficit Disorder or other learning disabilities.
Night terrors, sleepwalking and narcolepsy are commonly found in young children and adolescents, while tweens and teens may be affected by biological changes that increase their desire to stay up later. Without treatment, youths with sleep disorders often suffer – with poor grades or trouble in school, depression, even car accidents once they’re old enough to drive.
Sleep Studies – Your Place, or Ours?
The best way to diagnose a sleep disorder is through a sleep study, a painless test that measures how well you sleep and how your body reacts to sleep problems. The assessment is usually performed in Chilton’s hotel-like Sleep Health Institute, though sometimes it can be conducted in your own home. Either way, rest assured that your study will be administered by a licensed sleep technician and evaluated by an experienced, board certified pulmonologist.
Should your doctor recommend an overnight stay at Chilton, you’ll check into one of our private, newly renovated bedroom suites that are designed to optimize your comfort while allowing our clinicians to evaluate your sleep activity. As you rest, state-of-the-art sleep monitoring equipment will record your brain waves, eye movements, breathing, heart rate and other essential functions so your doctor can make an accurate diagnosis and develop an effective treatment plan.
The Chilton Sleep Health Institute accepts most major insurances, which recognize and cover sleep disorders as a treatable medical condition. A physician referral is required.
If you or someone you care about is suffering from sleep loss, speak with your doctor or register for a free sleep screening. Or, if you’d like more information about our services, call us at (973) 831-5351.
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