SLEEP YOUR WAY TO BETTER HEALTH When we sleep well, we wake up feeling retreshed and alert for our daily activities. it aftfects how we look, feel and perform on a daily besis Sleep can have a major impact on our overal quality of e is recognied by the Centers of Dlsease Conteol (COO as one of the pilars of healthy ldestyle drecty impacting every aspect of heath and well-being Interestingls the majority of people do net priortie their sleep time. Teme isa commodity In tody's world, people tend to fit as many things into their daily Sives as possible Seep ofen gets put on the back burner Most people think they sleep nomaly Some people think their problems with slenp are no big deal Other people have given up on a good night's sleep Sloep Stages& Your Health Sleep follows a patem of aternating REM rapid eye movement and NREM (non-rapid eye movement sleep throughout a typical night in a cydle that repeats itself about every 90 minutes REM is the deepest and most restorative sleep. During REM, the brain consolidates the memory and leaming which supports wake time performance. Hormones are also released for growth and development t there are constant disturbances during the typical night sleep cycle, a person may wake up teeling tired. The question is, "Can what you don't know during sleep, hurt you The answer is yes. Studies show that the brain does not cemember the many short times an individual may wake up during sieep Lack of Quality Sleep has dangers Lack of quality sleep can negatively impact decision making judgment memory, and reaction time. Droway driving s Pavatnce uncontrolable lapse in awareness cauning safety and productivity issues on he hrpnle for over 6400 deaths per year A micleep is an 0bstructive Sleep Apnea (0SA) may be a reason for lack of quality sleep. Out of 29.4 million Americans, B0% have undagnosed 0SA Hypertension obesity, large neck circumterence, and heredity can be signs of 0SA Healthcare costs are everyone's concern Undiagnosed moderate to severe apnea in middle aged adults may cause 34 billion in additional cost in the US. alone. Approximately 76 % of congestive heart failures, 65 % of strokes, andJ a wide range of high blood pressure patients have Obstructive Sleep Apnea See chart for Sleep Disordered Breathing Impacts Overall Health for the percent 0SA is likely to be present with related health probliems What is the Sleep Apnea cycle? Sleep Disordered Breathing such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is linked with many health issues. OSA occurs when the muscles in the throat relax and the air way colapses during sleep. When the airway colapses oe namows a cycle begins 1. Oxygen level drops 2. Adrenalin goes up as the body panics 3. The heart rate increases 4. Blood pressure increases 5. The lung's blood pressure increases to get the necessary axygen 6 The brain recognizes the body's distress causing the person to wake momentarly 7. This activity can occur 5 to over 100 times per hour undetected 8. Thus increasing the risk of stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, along with other major health issues 9.The constant activity limits the work normaly done by the brain during the sleep cycle. 10. Thus you wake up feeling un-refreshed, tired, or skuggish during wake time Symptoms of Sleep Apnea Family or triends often complain about a person's loud snoring, snorting. and restessness while sieeping Some partners sieep in separate bedrooms because of these disturbances. The foilowing are the most widely known symptoms of sleep apnea. 1. Snoring loudly 2. Gasping for air or choking when asleep 3 Someone has witnessed a person who has stopped breathing during sleep 4. Someone has witnessed a person choking or gasping when sleep S. Morning headaches 6 Daytime fatigue 7. Excessive sleepiness during awake hours- 8. Frequent awakenings Healthcare providers have joined the effort to identity persons with Sleep Disordered Breathing, in partioular Oostructive Sleep Apnea. Persons who quaty for sleep testing are cefemed to a sleep lab. The sleep lab. such as the Eastern lowa Seep Center (ESC provides various types of studies An IN-LAB SLEEP STUDY is painless and s the most accurate sieep test Electrodes are genty applied to the scalp, tace, and legs along with other sensors. During sleep, brain wave pattems, heart rate, breathing onygen, body position, and leg movements are monitored and recorded by a Sleep Technologist The AT-HOME SLEEP STUDY is becoming popular as heathcare providers identity persons with only a high potential of Obstructive Sleep Apnea At ESC, the retered person is educated on the device, takes the device home and returns it the next day In both cases the study is read by a Boand Certtied Sleep Physician. The completed report with recommendations s sent to the referring provider's office to determine treatment Here are some of the responses ESC receives on the Patient Post-Sleep Ouestionnaires was very pleased at the job my techniclan did in making me feel at ease and explaining the testing process Gre Sta Everyone was very friendly and knowledgeable about their jo "Excelent from start to finish Ihave answers now to hep me get and stay healthy it was actaly funt oved the service rendered Wish I would have come sooner" Dr. Andrew Peterson ESC Medcal Deecto PCINeurlogy& Seep Medicine Helpful hints for a good night's sleep: Instead of thinking of sleep as the end of the day, think of it as the beginening of the day. Quality sleep prepares the body so it can accomplish the tasks during wake time. Establish a routine for bed and awake time each day. Avoid caffeine, tobacco, and alcohol close to bedtime. Avoid big, spicy, or heany meals two to three hours before bedtime. Keep your bedroom dark, quiet, and comtortable. Consider eye masks, "white noise. fans, and humidifiers to limit distractions. at a S Cnter spaehig btwen yitLks op Marcy Medical Geter and Physicians Cc of bwa C an independent dagnoc ting tty and accedd by the Aerican Acadey of Sep Mdone EsCis ced Cer Rags and Bele Plainebe serves t Madhester's Regonal Med Cente Aas ntyo Jne Regional Medical Cente and Dubuques Finey Hoptat ESC species in sp ead dordes sch as Obstuct Sp Apnea which ssiated withany h h as dbetes, heart & ung de roks, hpein and depression Vat EASTERN IOWA SLEEP CENTER Eastern lowa Sleep Center 600 7th St SE, 2nd Flr 319-362-4433 Cedar Rapids www.eiSleep.com A PARTNERSHIP UNITY POINT-ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MERCY MEDsCAL CENTER PHYSICIANS CLINIC OF 1OWA SLEEP YOUR WAY TO BETTER HEALTH When we sleep well, we wake up feeling retreshed and alert for our daily activities. it aftfects how we look, feel and perform on a daily besis Sleep can have a major impact on our overal quality of e is recognied by the Centers of Dlsease Conteol (COO as one of the pilars of healthy ldestyle drecty impacting every aspect of heath and well-being Interestingls the majority of people do net priortie their sleep time. Teme isa commodity In tody's world, people tend to fit as many things into their daily Sives as possible Seep ofen gets put on the back burner Most people think they sleep nomaly Some people think their problems with slenp are no big deal Other people have given up on a good night's sleep Sloep Stages& Your Health Sleep follows a patem of aternating REM rapid eye movement and NREM (non-rapid eye movement sleep throughout a typical night in a cydle that repeats itself about every 90 minutes REM is the deepest and most restorative sleep. During REM, the brain consolidates the memory and leaming which supports wake time performance. Hormones are also released for growth and development t there are constant disturbances during the typical night sleep cycle, a person may wake up teeling tired. The question is, "Can what you don't know during sleep, hurt you The answer is yes. Studies show that the brain does not cemember the many short times an individual may wake up during sieep Lack of Quality Sleep has dangers Lack of quality sleep can negatively impact decision making judgment memory, and reaction time. Droway driving s Pavatnce uncontrolable lapse in awareness cauning safety and productivity issues on he hrpnle for over 6400 deaths per year A micleep is an 0bstructive Sleep Apnea (0SA) may be a reason for lack of quality sleep. Out of 29.4 million Americans, B0% have undagnosed 0SA Hypertension obesity, large neck circumterence, and heredity can be signs of 0SA Healthcare costs are everyone's concern Undiagnosed moderate to severe apnea in middle aged adults may cause 34 billion in additional cost in the US. alone. Approximately 76 % of congestive heart failures, 65 % of strokes, andJ a wide range of high blood pressure patients have Obstructive Sleep Apnea See chart for Sleep Disordered Breathing Impacts Overall Health for the percent 0SA is likely to be present with related health probliems What is the Sleep Apnea cycle? Sleep Disordered Breathing such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is linked with many health issues. OSA occurs when the muscles in the throat relax and the air way colapses during sleep. When the airway colapses oe namows a cycle begins 1. Oxygen level drops 2. Adrenalin goes up as the body panics 3. The heart rate increases 4. Blood pressure increases 5. The lung's blood pressure increases to get the necessary axygen 6 The brain recognizes the body's distress causing the person to wake momentarly 7. This activity can occur 5 to over 100 times per hour undetected 8. Thus increasing the risk of stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, along with other major health issues 9.The constant activity limits the work normaly done by the brain during the sleep cycle. 10. Thus you wake up feeling un-refreshed, tired, or skuggish during wake time Symptoms of Sleep Apnea Family or triends often complain about a person's loud snoring, snorting. and restessness while sieeping Some partners sieep in separate bedrooms because of these disturbances. The foilowing are the most widely known symptoms of sleep apnea. 1. Snoring loudly 2. Gasping for air or choking when asleep 3 Someone has witnessed a person who has stopped breathing during sleep 4. Someone has witnessed a person choking or gasping when sleep S. Morning headaches 6 Daytime fatigue 7. Excessive sleepiness during awake hours- 8. Frequent awakenings Healthcare providers have joined the effort to identity persons with Sleep Disordered Breathing, in partioular Oostructive Sleep Apnea. Persons who quaty for sleep testing are cefemed to a sleep lab. The sleep lab. such as the Eastern lowa Seep Center (ESC provides various types of studies An IN-LAB SLEEP STUDY is painless and s the most accurate sieep test Electrodes are genty applied to the scalp, tace, and legs along with other sensors. During sleep, brain wave pattems, heart rate, breathing onygen, body position, and leg movements are monitored and recorded by a Sleep Technologist The AT-HOME SLEEP STUDY is becoming popular as heathcare providers identity persons with only a high potential of Obstructive Sleep Apnea At ESC, the retered person is educated on the device, takes the device home and returns it the next day In both cases the study is read by a Boand Certtied Sleep Physician. The completed report with recommendations s sent to the referring provider's office to determine treatment Here are some of the responses ESC receives on the Patient Post-Sleep Ouestionnaires was very pleased at the job my techniclan did in making me feel at ease and explaining the testing process Gre Sta Everyone was very friendly and knowledgeable about their jo "Excelent from start to finish Ihave answers now to hep me get and stay healthy it was actaly funt oved the service rendered Wish I would have come sooner" Dr. Andrew Peterson ESC Medcal Deecto PCINeurlogy& Seep Medicine Helpful hints for a good night's sleep: Instead of thinking of sleep as the end of the day, think of it as the beginening of the day. Quality sleep prepares the body so it can accomplish the tasks during wake time. Establish a routine for bed and awake time each day. Avoid caffeine, tobacco, and alcohol close to bedtime. Avoid big, spicy, or heany meals two to three hours before bedtime. Keep your bedroom dark, quiet, and comtortable. Consider eye masks, "white noise. fans, and humidifiers to limit distractions. at a S Cnter spaehig btwen yitLks op Marcy Medical Geter and Physicians Cc of bwa C an independent dagnoc ting tty and accedd by the Aerican Acadey of Sep Mdone EsCis ced Cer Rags and Bele Plainebe serves t Madhester's Regonal Med Cente Aas ntyo Jne Regional Medical Cente and Dubuques Finey Hoptat ESC species in sp ead dordes sch as Obstuct Sp Apnea which ssiated withany h h as dbetes, heart & ung de roks, hpein and depression Vat EASTERN IOWA SLEEP CENTER Eastern lowa Sleep Center 600 7th St SE, 2nd Flr 319-362-4433 Cedar Rapids www.eiSleep.com A PARTNERSHIP UNITY POINT-ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MERCY MEDsCAL CENTER PHYSICIANS CLINIC OF 1OWA