Sleep Disorder Symptoms and Treatment
Quality sleep is vital to your overall health and well-being, both physically and mentally. Poor sleep can impact your heart health, mood, mental health, diabetes risk and your immune system — affecting your entire quality of life. Here to tell us more about the importance of sleep is Dr. Axel Shum, a Froedtert & MCW ear, nose and throat specialist.
What are the most common symptoms of a sleep disorder?
Sleep impacts many aspects of our physical and mental health. Some common symptoms of a sleep disorder include:
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Snoring or choking and gasping during sleep
- Waking up with a dry throat
- Waking up with a headache.
Those would be some common symptoms and would warrant further evaluation.
How can someone find help for a sleep concern?
Start by talking with your primary care doctor or clinician. They can do an initial evaluation to determine what other workup is necessary. Many sleep concerns are indirectly related to sleep. They may order a sleep study, which can be done in the sleep lab or at home, and they may refer you to a sleep specialist.
Why should someone choose the Froedtert & MCW health network for their sleep care?
We have a number of fellowship-trained sleep physicians with different backgrounds ranging from neurology to pulmonology to ear nose and throat surgery. We offer a variety of treatment options ranging from a CPAP machine to medical therapies, in-office procedures, implanted devices and even upper airway reconstructive surgeries. We offer personalized care depending on each individual patient's conditions and situation.
