Sleep Center Questions and Answers
Do you have any questions about sleep centers and what they do? Koala® Center For Sleep & TMJ Disorders would like to answer your questions and give you an idea of what to expect when you come see us. Read our sleep center Q&A! Please call us for more information or book an appointment online. We have 06 clinic locations. We Serve Patients From All Over the USA. Locations in Bloomington IL, Peoria – Dunlap IL, Mishawaka IN, Kansas City MO, El Paso TX, and Wausau WI.
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What does a sleep center do?
When should you go to a sleep center?
How can a sleep center help me?
Do you have a sleep center near me?
A sleep center like ours provides sleep medicine and its various forms like dental sleep medicine. Sleep medicine is about preventing, identifying, assessing, monitoring, or treating sleep problems and disorders. In, say, a case of sleep apnea, it’s necessary to identify and address the underlying cause of the condition, like a jaw joint disorder. In general, a sleep center is all about helping patients of any age with their sleep!
You should go to a sleep center if you’re struggling with sleep or experiencing the effects of poor sleep. These effects can be fatigue during the day, difficulty falling or staying asleep at night, unusual movement during sleep, unusual breathing patterns, or changes to your sleep/wake schedule. It can be hard to tell whether you have a problem with sleep, but a sleep partner may be able to help by pointing out issues like gasping or snoring during sleep. These particular issues could mean you have sleep apnea.
You should go to a sleep center if you suspect you have a sleep problem, especially if it’s one like sleep apnea which, if left untreated, can lead to a fatal health condition like heart disease. You could go see your primary care physician about a sleep problem you’re having and get a referral to see a sleep doctor, and you may need a referral in some cases, but not necessarily in all. You certainly can contact a sleep center like ours and make an injury with us.
To help identify and address sleep problems and disorders, a sleep center can provide sleep studies, tests like blood tests, medications, and various therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). There are lots of possible treatments for anyone of any age, including children. Here at Koala® Center For Sleep & TMJ Disorders, we have our KoalaKIDZzz® program for children suffering from sleep-related breathing disorders.
Also at our clinic, we practice sleep medicine and a variant called dental sleep medicine which can be especially helpful in treating sleep apnea. Dental sleep medicine with oral appliance therapy can actually address the conditions that cause sleep apnea in the first place, and it’s a proven treatment recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
When you go to a sleep center, ask the professional you see about your symptoms, their possible causes, if you should have a sleep study done, how the doctor can help you, and what your options are for treatment. You’re welcome to contact us or come see us for these answers here at Koala® Center For Sleep & TMJ Disorders!
We very likely do! Koala® Center For Sleep & TMJ Disorders has sleep center locations all throughout Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. We ask that you please see our Locations page for the location near you, then contact us at that location or call our head office at (855) 977-0400. We’ll be able to answer some of your other questions or book you in for a consultation with a sleep doctor who can answer all your questions!
We hope you found our Q&A helpful, and we look forward to helping you with your sleep!
Additional Services You May Need
▸ KoalaKIDZzz®
▸ Sleep Apnea
▸ Snoring
▸ TMJ Disorder
▸ Fatigue
▸ Sleep Disorders
▸ Weight Loss
▸ CPAP Alternative
▸ Oral Appliances