For 5 million adults and their families, snoring is nothing to joke about.
That is because many people don't just snore, they suffer from a serious sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea.
The symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea are often confusing. The classic symptoms include snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, breathing pauses during sleep and snorting or gasping during sleep. Many individuals who have sleep apnea feel tired all the time, fall asleep when they don't want to and are at risk of hypertension, heart failure and stroke.
To diagnose and help people manage this medical condition, Swedish Covenant Hospital has opened a Sleep and Neurodiagnostic Center, which is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders and sleep disorder breathing. Individual sleep studies are monitored by highly trained medical professionals and technicians who also teach individuals how to develop better sleep habits. This new state-of-the-art facility offers the most modern in sleep diagnosis and testing technology in a comfortable and relaxed environment.
For more information, contact the Sleep & Neurodiagnostic Center at 773-878-8200, ext. 2429.
