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Sleep Medicine
Dean Health System’s Sleep Medicine specialists diagnose and treat a full spectrum of sleep disorders. You may be referred to a sleep specialist for evaluation if you have breathing difficulties while sleeping, have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep (insomnia), experience chronic daytime sleepiness, have nighttime leg restlessness, or are experiencing other sleep-related issues.
Sleep Medicine specialists are specialty-trained in sleep disorders.
Consultations with sleep specialists are conducted in-clinic
during the day. In-depth tests (referred to as a sleep study
or polysomnogram) may be scheduled at a Sleep Center.
In Madison, Dean's sleep medicine physicians are based at the St. Mary's Sleep Center, a nationally accredited facility.
For a sleep
study, you will have an overnight stay at the Sleep
Center. Using state-of-the-art equipment, your brain waves, eye
movements, breathing patterns, heart rate and rhythm, oxygen
levels in the blood, and leg movements are measured and recorded
throughout the night. The test is painless, and the measurements
are recorded using electrodes placed on your skin. Technicians
will monitor your sleep all night and gather data. This information
is reviewed in detail by a sleep specialist to determine if you
have a sleep disorder.
Sleep Medicine Special Interests
- Sleep apnea and CPAP therapy
- Restless legs syndrome (RLS) / Periodic Limb Movements
- Insomnia (inability to fall asleep or stay asleep)
- Narcolepsy (sudden, uncontrollable urges to sleep)
- Hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness or prolonged nighttime sleep)
- Sleepwalking and sleeptalking
- REM Behavior Disorder
- Snoring
- Nightmares and night terrors
- Jet lag and circadian rhythms
See our recommended
resources for more information about sleep disorders, diagnosis and treatments.
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