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Center
for Sleep Disorders
The
Center for Sleep Disorders provides a comprehensive
approach to diagnosing and treating adult and pediatric
sleep problems, including snoring, sleep apnea and narcolepsy.
The multidisciplinary team of sleep specialists includes
neurologists, pulmonologists, otolaryngologists and
oral/maxillofacial surgeons. Sleep studies (called polysomnography)
are sometimes needed for evaluation of problems such
as sleep-related epilepsy, periodic limb movement disorders
and parasomnia.
Patients
are evaluated in comfortable, homelike private bedroom
that is equipped with electronic devices for monitoring
the patient’s physiological processes and an ultraviolet
closed-circuit TV monitor for observing the patient’s
sleep. Board-certified sleep technologists perform the
study. A written and graphical report with findings
and recommendations for treatment is prepared by the
neurologist and forwarded to the referring physician.
Patients
with snoring problems and sleep apnea are assessed and
the best possible treatment determined. Multiple sleep
latency tests also may be performed during the day to
confirm the presence of daytime sleepiness and to diagnose
narcolepsy.
Treatments
available include:
Loyola
University Health System (Loyola) was the first in the
Midwest to introduce LAUP, a simple and effective treatment
for snoring and sleep apnea. The procedure can be performed
in two to four sessions on an outpatient basis. A laser
is used to trim the soft palate, or uvula, and occasionally
some tonsillar tissue. It is less costly and less painful
than traditional surgery for sleep apnea. The treatment
is so popular, that Loyola physicians have taught the
procedure to hundreds of physicians nationwide.
The
Pillar® procedure uses three matchstick-sized polyester
“pillars” that are inserted into the roof
of the mouth. The pillars stabilize the tissues in the
mouth and throat, which reduces vibration. Patients
do not feel the pillars. Talking and swallowing are
not affected. The procedure also is FDA-approved
for obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type of
sleep apnea, where breathing stops hundreds of times
each night because relaxed fatty tissues in the mouth
and throat block air flow.
Loyola’s
Center for Sleep Disorders has been accredited by the
American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Locations
and Contacts
A full spectrum of neurological services is
available at:
Loyola
Outpatient Center in Maywood
Oakbrook
Terrace Medical Center
If you would like to make an appointment or need assistance
to find an appropriate physician, please call us at
(888) LUHS-888.
Health
Information
Information
on sleep disorders
Related
Links
Neurological
services
Otolaryngology
services
Oral and maxillofacial
surgery and dental medicine services
Pulmonology
services
Sleep
Disorder Center brochure (230K) 
Pediatric
sleep disorders brochure (236K)
Program
Directors
Nidhi
Undevia, MD
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