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Sleep Disorders Center
 High
Point Regional Health System realizes that millions of Americans
cannot get a good night’s sleep. And most of those people
don’t even realize that they’re not sleeping well.
The fact is that too many people suffer from minor sleeping
disorders that keep them from being their best when they are
awake. If someone you love is tired all the time, can’t
seem to wake up during the day, is irritable, or snores, chances
are they have some sleeping problem.
The most common complaint from most bed partners is snoring.
What most people don’t realize is that snoring is often
a signal of a sleeping problem that needs attention. Many
times snoring is associated with a very common sleeping disorder
known as sleep apnea.
 Sleep
apnea is a condition defined by frequent interruptions during
sleep caused by lack of air flow. Usually it’s the bed
partner of the person with sleep apnea that notices it. The
person with sleep apnea will essentially stop breathing for
a moment during sleep. The lack of air flow causes the person
to wake up just enough so they can start breathing again.
The person suffering from sleep apnea may have these episodes
hundreds of times in a night, resulting in gasping for breath
or a lot of tossing and turning. Sadly the person with sleep
apnea usually doesn’t wake up enough to realize what’s
happening. So, usually, they continue to suffer with sleep
apnea until their bed partner encourages them to seek help.
There are other less common sleeping problems, such as restless
leg syndrome, where sufferers legs are in motion much of the
time and keep them and their bed partner from getting a good
night’s sleep. Disorders like insomnia and narcolepsy
are also sleeping problems that can be cured.
The good news for residents in our region is that our Sleep
Disorders Center is nationally accredited by the American
Academy of Sleep Medicine and offers the latest diagnostic
tools available in sleep medicine. Through a simple "sleep
study" our medical staff can track your pattern of sleep
and determine if you would benefit from any of a number of
sleep assisting treatments.
To talk to a member of the Sleep Disorders team, or to schedule
your evaluation today, call us at (336)
878-6997, or send us an email at
ehelms@hprhs.com.
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