If you experience difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or enjoying a restful night's sleep, you may be suffering from insomnia.
Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep.
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder in which a person experiences unpleasant sensations in the legs.
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PTSD After Heart Attack Linked to Poor Sleep
Problems with shut-eye may increase along with rise in stress disorder symptoms, study says
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Sleep Duration Linked to Suicidal Thoughts in People With Insomnia
One additional hour of shuteye reduced depressive thinking, study says
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Insomnia Hints at Future Hospitalization
Large U.S study also found greater odds of home health care use in people with sleep problem
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ER Visits Tied to Ambien on the Rise
Adverse reactions to popular sleep meds rose almost 220 percent between 2005 and 2010, study finds
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Bathroom Visits May Add to Sleep Problems for Seniors
In older people with insomnia, nighttime awakenings last longer if they get up to urinate, study finds
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Insomnia Might Boost Heart Failure Risk
Large Norwegian study looked at poor sleep quality, disease development over 11 years
Dim the lights, lower the shades, breathe deeply, and slide under the covers. It's bedtime. Put your sleeplessness to rest with good sleep habits.
Sleep is not just resting or taking a break from busy routines, it is essential to physical and emotional health.
Sleep apnea is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition that is far more common than generally understood.
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a neurological (brain) disorder that causes an individual's legs to feel extremely uncomfortable when sitting or lying down.
Narcolepsy is a chronic, neurological sleep disorder with no known cause.
For short-term problems getting to sleep or staying asleep, taking an over-the-counter (OTC) sleep aid can be a safe and effective way to get a good night's sleep.
About the Sleep Center
Helping you get a good night’s sleep
More than 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders. Sleep is essential for physical and mental renewal, and long-term sleep difficulties can lead to serious medical problems. Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center’s sleep medicine doctors, sleep technologists and other clinicians are dedicated to helping you get a good night’s sleep.
In conjunction with SleepElite, we offer advanced diagnostic and treatment services for a wide range of sleep disorders, including:
- Chronic snoring
- Insomnia
- Narcolepsy
- Pediatric sleep disorders, including night terrors and sleep walking
- Restless legs syndrome
- Sleep apnea
Treatment options to address sleep disorders
Our sleep medicine team offers the latest diagnostic and treatment options available to address your individual needs. Registered, specially trained technologists use multi-dimensional instrumentation to monitor and record sleeping functions such as brain waves, eye movement, breathing, oxygen level in the blood, electro-cardiogram and certain muscle group activity.
We conduct sleep studies to evaluate your sleep patterns and draw from a variety of treatment options to help you achieve restful sleep, such as:
- Medications
- Behavior modification therapies
- Non-invasive medical devices such as oral appliances or CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) devices to facilitate breathing
- Progressive surgical options, including minimally invasive radiofrequency procedures to open nasal and oral airways
Our sleep medicine professionals are well equipped to provide a customized treatment plan that’s right for you.
What is Done During the Sleep Study?
On the evening your study is scheduled, you will arrive at the Sleep Center located in the medical office building beside Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center.
Our sleep center offers all the amenities of home. A beautifully decorated private suite with television and your own private bathroom with shower. After you settle into your room, the technician will take a few minutes to familiarize you with the procedure and the equipment used for testing. Various sensors will be used to monitor your sleep patterns.
After completion of your study, the technician will enter the room and assist in removing the various sensors and electrodes so that you may proceed with your day's activities. A registered sleep technologist will review the lab results and communicate the findings with the patient’s physician.
Cardiac Patients and Sleep Disorders
A recent report circulated by the American Heart Association suggests congestive heart failure patients, who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, may improve their cardiac function by treating their sleeping disorder. Ask your physician about this life threatening sleep disorder, or call Carolina Pines Sleep Center at (843) 339-4500 or toll free (877) 861-0300.
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center’s multidisciplinary sleep care team provides the latest preventive, diagnostic and treatment options for a wide range of sleep disorders. Our sleep medicine doctors, technologists and clinicians develop a customized treatment plan to address your unique needs, and draw from the latest sleep medicine treatment options to help you achieve restorative sleep.
