CHI Saint Joseph Health - Sleep Care Center, Lexington

A sleep center is a medical facility that diagnoses and treats sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, and restless legs syndrome.

Sensors monitor your brain activity, breathing, heart rate, oxygen levels and body movements while you sleep. With this information, our specialists can assess your sleep patterns and identify disorders.

You might need a sleep study if you experience chronic snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep apnea symptoms, or trouble falling asleep or waking up frequently at night. 

When you call the CHI Saint Joseph Health - Sleep Care Center for an appointment, we will first send you a questionnaire, which provides us with sleep and medical history, and ask you to maintain a sleep diary for several weeks. On your first visit, one of our board-certified physicians will review this information with you and conduct a physical assessment.

If left untreated, some sleep disorders may increase the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack or stroke.

In most cases, yes. Your doctor will provide a referral to our sleep center based on your symptoms. Please check with us or your health care provider to confirm.

You’ll need comfortable pajamas, toiletries, a book or device to help you relax and any medications you take on a regular basis.

Most overnight sleep studies last between six and eight hours. Daytime studies for conditions like narcolepsy may require multiple sessions.

If your physician determines that a sleep study is required, you will spend one or two nights in one of our private, comfortable hotel rooms, which simulates the home setting. A nearby room is equipped with sophisticated equipment for monitoring sleep stages, patterns, heart activity, blood oxygen levels and body movement. You may also be asked to stay during the day to help us assess daytime sleepiness.

Many insurance plans cover sleep studies if they are considered medically necessary. Check with your insurance company about coverage.

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If a sleep disorder is diagnosed, the team of specialists at the CHI Saint Joseph Health - Sleep Care Center will evaluate the results of your studies and will make recommendations for treatment. Treatment may include medication, changes in daily habits or work schedules, or a simple nasal mask to relieve snoring and upper airway obstruction. You may be asked to return to the center for a follow-up visit to check your progress. The physicians at CHI Saint Joseph Health - Sleep Care Center will communicate with your family primary care physician about the long term treatment of your sleep disorder.