Understanding how to improve the quality of your sleep is important for your physical and emotional health. We’re here to help. Sleep medicine doctors at Ascension St. Vincent’s in Birmingham, Alabama, listen to understand you and your health concerns. Then, we work with you to create a care plan that’s right for you. Our sleep doctors and registered sleep technologists specialize in performing diagnostic tests to better understand how your breathing, napping and nightly sleep routine affects your heart, lungs and brain. Common sleep conditions include:
- Insomnia
- Narcolepsy
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Snoring
- Restless leg syndrome
Sleep tests for different types of sleep disorders
When chronic snoring, fatigue and daytime sleepiness affect your daily life, ask your doctor if a sleep study is right for you. Our Sleep Center provides a wide range of testing options, including:
- Overnight sleep study
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration
- More advanced PAP therapy titrations such as Bilevel
- Split study, beginning portion is diagnostic while the second portion of the night is with treatment using PAP therapy
- Multiple sleep latency testing
- Wakefulness testing
- Nocturnal EtCO2 monitoring
- Additional EEG monitoring for nocturnal neurodiagnostic concerns
Home-based sleep apnea study
Sometimes, at-home sleep apnea monitoring is recommended. We provide the sleep study device and instructions. Once you complete the sleep study, return the device to our sleep center to be analyzed. A diagnostic report is then sent to your doctor.
Sleep disorder care plans
Your doctor provides treatment options to help you manage your symptoms, such as fatigue, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety. Sleep disorder treatments also help support your brain and heart health by improving the delivery of oxygen throughout your body. Treatments for sleep disorders may include:
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device for sleep apnea
- Surgery and other non-PAP options for OSA
- Insomnia treatment using cognitive behavioral therapy
- Lifestyle and dietary changes
- Weight loss or bariatric surgery
- Medication management
- Relaxation skills
