Helping Patients Get Better Sleep
The Sleep Disorders Centers at Broward Health Medical Center and Broward Health Coral Springs can help you diagnose and treat any sleep disorder issues, including:
- Breathing problems: Sleep apnea is a condition in which breathing becomes shallow or stops while you sleep, and if left untreated, it may cause heart disease, obesity, stroke and increased mortality.
- Neurological problems: Narcolepsy is a condition that causes sudden uncontrollable sleepiness, vivid dreaming, "sleep attacks," a loss of muscle control and sometimes hallucinations.
- Insomnia: The inability to initiate or maintain sleep often may be due to emotional or situational circumstances. If it lasts more than a few weeks, you may have a more severe problem.
Services at Broward Health’s Sleep Disorder Centers
The Sleep Disorders Centers at Broward Health Medical Center and Broward Health Coral Springs can help you diagnose and treat any sleep disorder issues, including:
- Sleep Testing (Polysomnography)
Polysomnography, or sleep study monitoring, records various physiological responses during sleep, such as brain activity, muscle movements, eye movements, breathing ability, cardiac monitoring and oxygen levels in the blood. - Home Sleep Studies
Now that insurance companies can request patients to be screened and tested at home, we can diagnose you at home. Consult your physician about ordering a sleep test if you think you may have obstructive sleep apnea. - CPAP Education and PAP Naps
If you presently use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy and have issues with your mask, or if you cannot tolerate CPAP, we can work with you, provide education, and increase your compliance with CPAP and overall health. We see patients daily and can perform studies and PAP naps that allow one-on-one time with a technician to help you get accustomed to and find the best fit for your mask.
Sleep Disorder Symptoms
Anxiety
Fatigue
Diabetes
Drowsiness while driving
Difficulty concentrating
Depression
Daytime sleepiness
Morning headache
Snoring
Hypertension
Advanced Technology
Our Sleep Disorder Centers utilize Inspire® Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS), the only FDA-approved implantable device to combat obstructive sleep apnea. Inspire® UAS is a less intrusive, more comfortable solution to obstructive sleep apnea. Working inside the body with a patient's natural breathing process, Inspire® can combat certain types of obstructive sleep apnea, particularly in cases where a loss of muscle tone causes the tongue to fall back into the mouth.
Patients have complete control of the Inspire® devise using a small, handheld sleep remote, and most patients can resume non-strenuous activities a few days after the short outpatient procedure. The procedure is designed to help patients experience an improved quality of life and daytime functioning.
Why Choose Broward Health?
Our Sleep Disorders Centers are conveniently located at Broward Health Medical Center and Broward Health Coral Springs. These hospital-based services offer the latest technological advances in diagnostic treatment, intervention, and physician expertise in a peaceful, relaxing environment.
At Broward Health Medical Center and Broward Health Coral Springs, we also evaluate, diagnose, and treat sleep disorders in children—a frequently underserved population. If your child struggles in school and has trouble staying awake, it may be due to undiagnosed sleep apnea and snoring. We can help.