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July 17, 2018

Sleep Disorder Center in Floyd

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Sleep disorders are anything that arises
from sleep, that's not typical or normal,

or affects the quality of sleep
or the onset of sleep.

Classifications of sleep disorders,
the first category is insomnias.

The second major category is trouble
breathing during sleep,

which is the obstructive sleep apnea which
is most common. Then there are abnormal

movements during sleep,
movement disorders, or parasomnias,

which simply means abnormal activity
which arises through sleep,

which the common is sleep walking,
sleep talking. The government funded

this study, 20,000 patients.
They have found that if you have mild

to moderate sleep apnea,
it doubles your risk of stroke and

heart attack. To put that in perspective,
it has about the same negative effect

on health as smoking cigarettes.
If someone encourages you to have a

sleep evaluation, you probably ought to
listen to it because you have no way

of having any insight into what's going on
as you're sleeping. We see patients in the

clinic and monitor all the parameters to
indicate what stage of sleep they're in,

their breathing, EKG, leg movements,
oximetry. So once we can see they have

sleep disorder breathing,
then you can treat it.

The primary treatment for sleep apnea is a
CPAP machine. I always like to compare a

CPAP machine to a pair of glasses.
You know, once you need it, you need it.

You need a new prescription periodically
and, if you keep it on your nose,

it takes care of the drop.
You only need one reason to use your

CPAP machine, and the most usual is,
"I use my CPAP machine because I

feel better."

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Baptist Health Floyd: Sleep Disorder Center

Are you having trouble sleeping? A lack of sleep can have an alarmingly negative effect on your health. Learn more about sleep apnea symptoms, causes of insomnia, and what measures you can take to identify sleep disorders.

Sleep Disorder Center HealthTalks Transcript

Joseph Seipel, MD
Sleep disorders are anything that rises from sleep that’s not typical or normal or affects the quality of sleep or the onset of sleep.

Classifications of sleep disorders — the first category is insomnias. The second major category is trouble breathing during sleep, obstructive sleep apnea, which is most common. Then there are abnormal movements during sleep or movement disorders, and parasomnias, which simply means abnormal activity that arises for sleep, and the common [ones] are sleepwalking and sleep talking.

The government funded a study of 20,000 patients. They have found that if you have mild to moderate sleep apnea, it doubles your risk for stroke and heart attack. To put that in perspective, it has about the same negative effect on health as smoking cigarettes.

If someone encourages you to have a sleep evaluation, you probably ought to listen to it, because you have no way of having any insight into what’s going on [when you are] sleeping. We see patients in the clinic. We monitor all the parameters to indicate what stage of sleep they’re in, their breathing, EKG, leg movements, oximetry. Once we can see you have sleep disorder breathing, then you can treat it.

The primary treatment for sleep apnea is a CPAP machine. I always like to compare a CPAP machine to a pair of glasses. Once you need it, you need it. You need a new prescription periodically, and if you keep it on your nose, it takes care of the job. You only need one reason to use your CPAP machine. The most usual is — I use my CPAP machine because I feel better.

The sleep center team at Baptist Health Floyd works together to provide the greatest level of care for every patient. The physicians are highly trained to help in the effective evaluation of your sleep issue and to make appropriate recommendations about managing and treating your diagnosed condition. Learn more by calling 812.949.5550 today to discuss personalized treatment options.

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