Sleep Centers

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Sleep is more than just a “time-out” to our daily lives. A good night’s sleep is as necessary to health and well being as diet and exercise. Unfortunately, for more than half of all Americans, a good night’s sleep is difficult or even impossible to obtain.

The Ingalls Sleep Centers – with three convenient locations in Harvey, Tinley Park and Flossmoor – offer testing, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals experiencing breathing disruption during sleep (sleep apnea), snoring, restless legs or arms, insomnia, parasomnia, daytime sleepiness and narcolepsy.

Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing, is increasingly associated with hypertension and increased risk for cardiovascular disease. What’s more, chronic problems like snoring, frequent nighttime awakenings, and restless legs or arms can negatively impact your rest, and affect your quality of life and abilities at work.

If you or someone you love has sleep problems, talk to your doctor and let the experts at the Ingalls Sleep Centers perform a detailed evaluation of your sleep. Individuals requiring a sleep study are scheduled during their regular bedtime hours in one of our three conveniently located Sleep Centers. Each of these centers features comfortable, private bedrooms with home-like furnishings and decor.

Common Sleep Disorders
While many people blame sleeping problems on worrying too much, there are often physical ailments at the root cause. Here are some of the more common sleep disorders:

Sleep Apnea
A person with sleep apnea regularly has pauses in breathing for 10 seconds or longer (an occasional stop in breathing is normal). Apnea episodes can happen from as few as five times per hour to over 50 times an hour. People who have sleep apnea may be at greater risk for developing high blood pressure, depression, irregular heart rhythms, heart disease and stroke.

Narcolepsy
People with narcolepsy suffer from uncontrollable sleepiness, very vivid daytime dreams, "sleep paralysis," and brief loss of muscle control that may cause falling.

Periodic Movements of Sleep
Up to 10 percent of the population may have regular, repeated and uncontrollable leg jerks as they sleep. Periodic limb movement disorder and restless leg syndrome result in arousals and/or disturbances in sleep. Medical treatment is usually effective.

Common Symptoms

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
Up to 80 percent of the individuals who fall asleep during the day have a treatable medical problem such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy or periodic limb movement disorder.

Loud Snoring
Snoring can cause poor sleep (for the snorer and his/her family members) and may be the first indication of sleep apnea.

Insomnia
If you are one of the 35 million Americans who report poor sleep every night or most nights, there is help. About 50 percent of the individuals who report difficulty falling or staying asleep have physical causes. Medical consultation can help improve sleep in most of the other 50 percent as well.

Restless Legs, Nightmares, Sleepwalking
Most of these problems can be diagnosed and treated medically.