Sleep Medicine

Every year millions of Americans experience fatigue, irritability, depression, lack of concentration and productivity, and accidents — all as a result of sleep disorders.

A sleep disorder is any condition that interrupts your normal sleep-wake patterns. That interruption can affect your nights, your days, your job, your family and your quality of life. It can also affect your health. Studies show lack of sleep or disruptions in sleep can increase your risk for high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. But as common as sleep disorders are, many people don't seek professional help because they don't realize it's available.

Trinity Health Of New England Sleep Laboratory and Pulmonary Medicine offers diagnosis and treatment for disorders, including:

Our Sleep Centers

At Trinity Health Of New England Sleep Medicine, we're here to help people return to normal, productive lives by diagnosing and treating common and complex sleep disorders. One of the very best ways to determine if you have a sleep disorder is to conduct a sleep study in one of our state-of-the-art, full service, accredited sleep centers.

Our centers, which are accredited by The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, feature comfortable, private rooms and a team of experienced professionals that will care for you throughout your stay. Each study is administered by one of our staff members and evaluated by one of our board-certified sleep medicine specialists.

About The Sleep Centers

Sleep studies are an ideal way to evaluate and diagnose what may be keeping you from getting the restful, restorative sleep you need. The study usually lasts one night into the next day and dependent on the findings, may require a second follow-up stay.

The process itself is fairly simple. During this test, patients arrive in the early evening and retire for the night wearing a simple telemetric halter. As they sleep, staff members monitor oxygen in the blood, restlessness, body position, snoring, heart and brain activity and other pertinent factors. Upon departing early the next morning, patients are free to resume their daily routine and activities.

If you feel you may benefit from completing a sleep study, speak with your primary care physician about a referral or call one of our sleep centers for more information.