Find out more about your options for sleep medicine or make an appointment with one of our specialists.
Call (405) 359-5403A good night’s sleep supports your overall health. If you notice any change in your sleep pattern that lasts more than a few nights, you want prompt attention to help you get back to sleeping well.
When you experience sleep disruptions, you can rely on OU Health’s adult sleep medicine specialists and board-certified physicians at the Sleep Medicine Clinic at OU Health Edmond Medical Center to help you get the nighttime rest you need to make the most of your days.
Find out more about your options for sleep medicine or make an appointment with one of our specialists.
Call (405) 359-5403Your body heals and reenergizes itself while you sleep. But if you often find yourself missing the restorative sleep your body needs each night, you’re unable to achieve good health and well-being. You may have a sleep disorder if you experience symptoms such as:
A good night’s sleep can help protect you from several health conditions, including depression, diabetes, heart attack, obesity and stroke.
Find out how you can achieve better sleep, beginning with a sleep study at OU Health’s Sleep Lab. Results can reveal whether you’re living with a common sleep disorder such as:
The Sleep Lab can schedule your sleep study for any time of day, any day of the week, to accommodate your natural schedule and circadian rhythms.
At OU Health, you’ll work with sleep medicine experts, the sleep physicians who get to the root of your problem, while you sleep in one of the clinic’s spacious, comfortable, hotel-like rooms. Throughout the study, your sleep technician monitors your progress with video cameras and wired sensors. Our sleep clinic also uses the most advanced sleep evaluation technology available for speed, flexibility, accuracy and reliability in sleep study recording.
Check the following resources to learn more about good sleep hygiene and the forms to fill out and bring to your appointment.
More than 20 million Americans experience sleep apnea, a common sleep disorder more often found in men. Serious and potentially life-threatening, sleep apnea happens in any age group and gender.
Sleep apnea, characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep, takes three forms:
Similar to signs of other sleep disturbances, symptoms of sleep apnea include:
If you experience any time of sleep disturbance or sleep apnea, talk with your doctor and ask for a referral to the sleep medicine experts at OU Health to get a diagnostic sleep study and a comprehensive treatment plan that fits your particular situation.
With insomnia, you may experience trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or getting good quality sleep. Things such as poor sleep hygiene, illness, medication side effects, chronic pain or restless legs syndrome can cause insomnia.
These are common symptoms of insomnia:
OU Health provides various treatment options for insomnia, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). You and your sleep medicine team will determine the treatment option for your sleep needs. CBT-I is an evidence-based approach and the preferred first-line treatment for chronic insomnia, often yielding better long-term results than medications.
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia works at changing how the brain process thoughts surrounding sleep and is performed by a licensed psychologist or physician trained in sleep. The four main principles of CBT-I include:
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia can help people who have insomnia due to lifestyle habits, medical issues, physical difficulties or mental health conditions. CBT-I is a customized therapy for each patient. At the initial visits, your sleep medicine providers will ask you to fill out a sleep diary to get an idea of how you are currently sleeping. Patients may be asked to change their sleep schedule and/or sleep hygiene. Treatment can be completed in as few as eight weeks.
Whether you experience sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness or another barrier to getting a good night’s rest, you can trust OU Health’s multidisciplinary team, who also train the next generation of sleep medicine specialists, to work with you toward solutions designed to treat your individual sleep problem. Your sleep therapy care team may include:
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