{"id":4787,"date":"2020-06-11T16:08:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/?p=4787"},"modified":"2020-06-11T16:08:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:08:59","slug":"dreaming-of-a-good-nights-rest-we-can-help-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/de\/2020\/06\/dreaming-of-a-good-nights-rest-we-can-help-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming of a good night\u2019s rest? We can help."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dreaming of a good night\u2019s rest? We can help.<\/h1>\n\n
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You\u2019re\nup too late at night or the crack of dawn one morning, so you\u2019re scrolling\nthrough social media channels. There are bound to be posts from insomniacs,\ncomplaining about the inability to get a good night\u2019s sleep. Or maybe it\u2019s you\nwho can\u2019t get even six, let alone eight, straight hours of shut eye.  <\/p>\n<\/div>

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If\nyou identify with that dilemma, maybe a visit to the Hancock Sleep Disorder\nCenter is in order. There are hotel-like rooms, Sleep Number beds, and all the necessary\nequipment to monitor sleep patterns so our experts can fix whatever\u2019s keeping\nyou up at night. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cWe\nwork with a lot of different sleep problems\u2014people who can\u2019t fall asleep or\nstay asleep, people who kick their legs at night, and people who are\nexperiencing uncontrolled high blood pressure or maybe having the start of heart\nproblems,\u201d said Randy Campbell, director of Hancock\u2019s Sleep Disorder Center.\n\u201cAll of those people really need a sleep study.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Want\nto know more? Campbell answered a few questions about the center and the\nproblems its experts can treat.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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How\ndo you know if you have a sleep issue?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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A:\nHaving trouble maintaining sleep is a good sign there\u2019s a problem. It\u2019s pretty normal\nfor people to get up once, maybe even twice, at night. If you\u2019re getting up\nmore than that, you\u2019re excessively thirsty during the night, or have night\nsweats, many times those are symptoms. Often, your spouse will hear snoring or\nnotice you\u2019re jerking or kicking. There are other symptoms, too, but those are\nthe main ones. Between 25 and 40 percent of the population has sleep issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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It\nsounds like there are a lot of people walking around with undiagnosed sleep\nproblems. Is that true?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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A:\nYes and, even when we diagnose them, they sometimes don\u2019t follow through with\ntreatment. It used to really bother me because I know it can lead to heart\nproblems. But what I\u2019ve found is they\u2019ll generally return when they\u2019re having a\nhard time functioning. Then we\u2019ll retest them and help them feel a lot better.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What\nare some of the health consequences of poor sleep?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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A:\nEverything from exhaustion during the day to strokes, diabetes, and heart\nproblems. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Why\ndo people with sleep issues kick their legs in their sleep?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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A:\nA lot of people have sleep apnea, which means their breathing is interrupted\nduring sleep. Sometimes they\u2019ll stop breathing for 15 seconds to even two to\nthree minutes. Then their body will wake them up. Many times, leg kicks are\nrelated to a respiratory event. If your body is struggling, you\u2019ll start\nkicking your leg to wake yourself up.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What\u2019s\nthe best treatment for sleep apnea?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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A:\nThe CPAP machine is one of them. CPAP stands for continuous positive airway\npressure, and it\u2019s a mask the patient puts on before bed. It keeps the airway\nopen while he or she is sleeping. Most people dislike the CPAP at first but, once\nthey adjust, they won\u2019t sleep without it. They can even travel with it\u2014TSA\nknows exactly what it is\u2014and there are units that can even be used during a\nflight.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What\u2019s\nthe process for getting a sleep study done?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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A:\nWe have a new center, so the accommodations are quiet and very nice\u2014like a\nfour-star hotel. We have six huge bedrooms with attached bathrooms and Sleep\nNumber beds. Patients usually show up about 8 p.m., and we play them a video explaining\nwhat we\u2019re going to do. Then they\u2019ll go to sleep at around 10 p.m. Before they\ndo, we\u2019ll hook them up to some pretty extensive equipment. Once we\u2019ve collected\nall of the data, we get them up around 5:30 a.m. and we have showers here, so\nthey can get on with their day.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What\nare the concerns people express to you before getting a sleep study done?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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A:\nMost patients are anxious about it and aren\u2019t aware that they\u2019ll be sleeping in\na comfortable bed in a private room. Once they see that, they are a lot less\nanxious.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Is\nthe sleep lab taking precautions because of COVID-19?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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A:\nAbsolutely. We\u2019re cleaning 24\/7, just like the rest of the hospital. We\u2019re also\nCOVID testing all of our patients, and the techs are gowned, gloved, and have\nface shields and masks.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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We\nhope the information above is informative, especially if you suffer from sleep\nproblems and are looking for help. If you have more questions about sleep disorders,\ncheck out our Neurology and Sleep\nDisorders Center page<\/a>\nand contact us at 317-462-5544. Sweet dreams!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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