Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Pacific Campus
916 Pacific Avenue
PO Box 1067 Everett, WA 98206-1067
Phone: (425) 258-7400
FAX: (4250 258-7401
The only hospital-based sleep lab in Snohomish County accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the Providence Sleep Health Institute has treated more than 20,000 patients since it first opened in 1986.
Our staff makes it their business to stay on the leading edge of sleep medicine. Our sleep health specialists - many of whom are registered polysomnography technicians, are highly trained in the testing and evaluation of sleep disorders.
Providence Sleep Health Institute's sleep lab is located on the Pacific Campus of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. The lab is equipped with sophisticated technology and equipment, but the 10 private rooms are homelike and inviting. We do our best to make you feel comfortable and at ease during your sleep study so that we can collect data we need to help you.
Comprehensive Sleep Health Services
Diagnosis
We provide diagnosis of almost 250 known sleep disorders. When you are a patient at the Institute, you begin by spending a night in our lab. While you sleep, a sleep specialist in another room, aided by painless monitors taped to your body, observes your heart rhythm, brain waves and muscle activity, body position, breathing and oxygen levels. The data is used to formulate a diagnosis. In some cases, further testing may be needed.
Treatment
We are experienced in treating a full range of adult and child sleep health issues, including snoring, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, sleepwalking, night terrors, and many more.
If we find you do have a sleep disorder, we will develop a treatment plan for you. If CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) therapy is prescribed for your sleep problem, our respiratory therapists provide follow-up care to help you with your equipment and ongoing treatment.
Support
Our support group, called AWAKE (Alert, Well, and Keeping Energetic), meets monthly to offer education and support to patients with sleep disorders, as well as their family members and friends.
Common Sleep Disorders
- Insomnia - a frustrating inability to fall asleep or stay asleep, keeps 30% of adults wide awake. This problem can be caused by a combination of psychological, biological, medical, lifestyle and environmental factors.
- Sleep/Wake Disturbances - such as those associated with jet lag or work shift changes, are caused by jolts to the body's "biological clock." While relatively short-term, they can certainly affect how you feel.
- Snoring - generally regarded as harmless, snoring should not be taken lightly. Not only a threat to domestic harmony, snoring may be a symptom of a more serious disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea.
- Sleep Apnea - is the repeated stopping of breathing for more than 10 seconds at a time during sleep. Three episodes can occur as often as 40 to 60 times an hour, depriving the heart, brain and other vital organs of oxygen. It causes fatigue and daytime sleepiness.
- Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) - describes irresistible leg movements. It is often accompanied by a creeping sensation deep in the legs, although arms can also be affected. A similar condition is periodic leg movements in sleep (PLMS), which describes repetitive leg movements lasting as long as five seconds and occurring every 20 to 40 seconds. This may disrupt sleep and lead to excessive drowsiness during the day.
- Sleepwalking and Night Terrors - are sleep-disrupting disorders that share some common symptoms, not the least of which is fear of waking up somewhere besides one's own bed. Sufferers may appear confused or disoriented. They may do things automatically in their sleep, such as walking around, looking for and hiding things. And they may not remember what they did when they wake up.
- Narcolepsy - affects only a small percentage of the population, but can be greatly embarrassing and even dangerous. It is characterized by daytime sleep attacks, and may be associated with Cataplexy - the complete or partial loss of muscle tone - and hallucinations that can occur while falling asleep.
- REM Behavioral Disorder - is characterized by vigorous, often dangerous, sleep behaviors accompanied by vivid dreaming. Normally, a state of "paralysis" occurs during REM sleep. With REM behavior disorder, however, patients may physically, often violently, act out their dreams.
Help for Better Sleep
If you think you may have a sleep disorder, or would like more information, call us at 425-258-7400. We'll put you on the path to better sleep health.
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