Insomnia may be related to unusual sleep habits, drugs or medications, psychological stress or physiological factors. Everyone has an occasional problem falling asleep or staying asleep. However, chronic difficulty may be a reason to speak with your physician.

Sleep walking, Nighttime Seizures, Night Terrors & Bed Wetting. These disorders occur during specific sleep states.

Individuals, who snore loudly, may have apnea (pauses in breathing during sleep usually accompanied by loud snoring), frequent leg twitches or narcolepsy (uncontrollable sleepiness). They may report an increase in sleep need or daytime sleepiness as a major complaint. As many as 30% of middle aged males suffer from some degree of sleep-associated respiratory impairment which can be life threatening.

Sleep apnea means episodes during night time sleep when a person stops breathing. It can occur as often as several hundred times per night. The American Sleep Association states this medical condition affects over 4 percent of the adult population. Sleep apnea is dangerous, common, easy to diagnose and very treatable.

Lifestyles that require an irregular sleep/wake pattern, such as alternating shift work or frequent cross-country flights (jetlag) may result in chronic difficulty in falling asleep at conventional times. We evaluate the sleep environment, and diagnose and treat the problem aggressively.

(RLS) is a neurological disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to move the legs. It is a creepy, crawly, burning or itching sensation that keeps patients awake at night as they fight the need to move their legs. RLS usually worsens during the evening and night disrupting sleep. Although movement temporarily relieves symptoms, they return and cause sleep disruption leading to sleep deprivation and excessive daytime sleepiness. This disorder usually strikes people 50 yrs of age and older and can contribute to depression.