Take the first step toward a better night’s sleep. Ask your doctor for a referral to OU Health’s Sleep Lab at OU Health Edmond Medical Center. Call (405) 715-2022 today.
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A 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 Lab at OU Health Edmond Medical Center to help you get the nighttime rest you need to make the most of your days.
Take the first step toward a better night’s sleep. Ask your doctor for a referral to OU Health’s Sleep Lab at OU Health Edmond Medical Center. Call (405) 715-2022 today.
View Locations View ProvidersYour 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 board-certified sleep physicians who get to the root of your problem, while you sleep in one of the Sleep Lab’s spacious, comfortable, hotel-like rooms. Throughout the study, your sleep technician monitors your progress with video cameras and wired sensors. The Sleep Lab 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.
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: