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Sleep Study

The Sleep Center

Sleep is a time for your body to recover, rest and recharge. But if you’re one of the more than 50 million Americans experiencing a sleep disorder, your rest time is not doing this job effectively. At The Sleep Center at Nacogdoches Medical Center, we know that sleep disorders increase your risk for a wide range of serious medical conditions. That’s why we’re committed to diagnosing and addressing your sleep disorder to help you get a good night’s sleep. 

Effective Treatment

At The Sleep Center, we’re able to evaluate and identify the causes of your sleep disruption while ensuring your comfort. Evaluation will be done in one of the newly designed sleep center “bedrooms” at Nacogdoches Medical Center or, if appropriate, a home study may be recommended by our board-certified sleep doctor. We then rely on state-of-the-art treatment options to effectively treat your sleep disruption, helping you sleep better and live healthier. 

A Dangerous Condition

The two most common sleep disorders are insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). These and other sleep disorders put you at higher risk for a wide range of health problems, including weight gain, depression, heart disease and stroke.

If you’re ready to rest better and live healthier, contact The Sleep Center at (936) 568-3450.

Sleep Diseases & Conditions

Restless leg syndrome is characterized by a strong urge to move your legs associated with crawling sensations in the legs. These uncontrolled movements can cause frequent arousals and disruption in your sleep.

About 10 percent of people who work outside the traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. workday experience difficulty sleeping when sleep is desired, needed or expected. Symptoms include excessive sleepiness when you need to be awake and insomnia when you need to sleep.

Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling asleep and maintaining sleep. Insomnia may be transient, meaning it lasts a few days, or chronic, which can last for weeks or months. This condition is often caused by daily stress, depression, panic, poor sleep hygiene, caffeine, alcohol, chronic pain, asthma, shift work or jet lag.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) means that breathing stops during sleep due to the collapse of the upper airway. This repeated airway collapse leads to apneas, arousals and low blood oxygen levels. OSA can cause excessive daytime sleepiness and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and driving accidents.

Sleep Treatments & Procedures

Surgery is generally only used as an option when other treatments have failed to correct your sleep disruption. Surgery for sleep apnea is intended to enlarge the airway either through your nose or throat. For severe, life-threatening sleep apnea, it may be necessary to create a new air passageway through surgery, a procedure called a tracheostomy.

Oral appliances, such as mouth guards, may be useful for some sleep disruption sufferers. These devices are designed to keep your throat open during sleep.

Your doctor may recommend over-the-counter or prescription medications to help you get to sleep or improve the quality of your sleep.

A CPAP gently blows air from a mask on the nose into the back of your throat. This keeps your airway open during sleep. Regular CPAP use has been shown to improve daytime function, reduce driving accidents and improve blood pressure and heart function.

A BPAP is similar to a CPAP, however, instead of applying constant pressure in your airway, the BPAP builds to a higher pressure when you inhale and lower pressure when you exhale. This treatment can help create steady breathing patterns during sleep.

Inspire, an FDA-approved OSA treatment, caters to individuals unable to use Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy. Inspire works in tandem with the body's natural breathing process, using mild stimulation to open the airway during sleep, allowing oxygen to flow naturally. The system is implanted through a short outpatient procedure, and patients typically return home the same day.

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