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Here are some the most common reasons our patients, or their partners seek help with a sleep problem.
Sleep problems can range from Snoring (which is disturbing, very concerning to others and keeping others awake at night) to Sleep Apnoea, which can be diagnosed as Mild, Moderate or Severe. The following is a broad list of common nighttime concerns:
- Pauses in nighttime breathing, gasping or choking during sleep
- Unrefreshing sleep, waking up tired, with morning headaches often with a dry mouth
- Loud, habitual snoring, often reported by a partner, who is also regularly sleep disturbed, leading to poor relationships and separation sleeping, which can become habitual
- Chronic daytime tiredness, persistent low energy, poor concentration, which can be very debilitating in everyday life
- Difficulty falling asleep or maintaining asleep (insomnia), which can be spontaneous and very frustrating for a tired poor sleeper
- Unexplained raised blood pressure or cardiac symptoms which may be sleep-related, for example irregular heartbeats, palpitations and associated anxiety
- Sleep disruption may often be associated with menopause
- Shift work or irregular work schedules regularly affect quality sleep, due to the disruptive nature of variation in circadian rhythm
When to seek help and what we can do to help you
Discuss your ongoing concerns with your General Practitioner, requesting a referral via health mail to info@beaconshc.ie for assessment if you have any of the symptoms outlined above, if a partner notices pauses in your breathing, if sleepiness affects your work/productivity and/or driving, or if you have been diagnosed, prescribed CPAP therapy, which is often the first line of prescribed treatment even for mild and moderate sleep apnoea patient, however cannot be tolerated.
What happens when your referral is received?
- A comprehensive Medical Consultant Consultation is scheduled:
- Respiratory Sleep Medicine | ENT Medicine.
- Dental Sleep medicine assessment if your referral relates to CPAP intolerance or nighttime bruxism with details of previous diagnosis, along with your referral
- Sleep testing: Home Sleep Study (HST) or in hospital Polysomnography (PSG), as appropriate.
- A precise treatment plan is developed with treatment options tailored to your needs, designed to address your symptoms and your diagnosis
Treatments we offer:
- CPAP therapy, if required, tailored to each patient detailed diagnosis
- Oral Appliance Therapy (Mandibular Advancement Device) an appropriate treatment option for patients with mild to moderate Sleep Apnoea, CPAP intolerance, Nighttime bruxism and/or Snoring.
- CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for patients with Insomnia)
- Assistance with weight management, supported by a detailed Nutritional Consultation, with ongoing support.
Please contact us to help resolve your sleep concern, restore your nighttime, quality Sleep in the most appropriate, supportive and researched way possible.
Beacon Consultants Clinic, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Tel: 01 531-0088 |Email: info@beaconshc.ie