A sleep disorder is a disease that keeps you from sleeping well and can make you sleepy during the day or make it hard for you to do things. Signs you may have a sleep disorder include persistent difficulty going to sleep or staying sleeping, irregular breathing or movement during sleep, and feeling sleepy during the day.Sleep medicine experts at Nationwide Children's Hospital help primary care doctors and specialists figure out what's wrong with babies, kids, and teens who can't sleep and treat them.
The first thing the patient does is meet with a professional who knows how to treat sleep problems. If it seems necessary, a pornographically, which is another name for an overnight sleep study is set up at Nationwide Children's sleep laboratory. During the sleep study, the patient is watched all night and their brainwaves, nasal and mouth breathing, oxygen levels, carbon dioxide, and how hard they are working are all measured. The sleep study is read by a board-certified sleep expert and examined by a qualified polysomnography technician. Read More
Sleep disturbances are health issues that make it hard to sleep in certain ways.Based on the patient's medical background and the results of the sleep study, a sleep expert decides if the person has a sleep problem and makes suggestions for treatment.People in general and especially those with epilepsy often feel sleepy, but sleep problems are often overlooked.