Sleep medicine is a medical specialty focused on diagnosing, treating, and managing sleep-related disorders that affect how well you sleep and how well you function during the day.
It looks at problems such as:
- Insomnia
- Sleep apnoea
- Restless legs syndrome
- Narcolepsy
- Circadian rhythm disorders
- Parasomnias like sleepwalking or night terrors.
Because sleep is closely linked to overall health, sleep medicine also overlaps with areas like cardiology, neurology, psychiatry, and respiratory medicine.
Doctors trained in sleep medicine assess symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, breathing pauses during sleep, or difficulty falling or staying asleep. Evaluation may include sleep studies (polysomnography), home sleep tests, and lifestyle or behavioural assessments.
Treatment is personalised and may involve behavioural therapy, medical devices(such as CPAP for sleep apnoea), medications, and sleep hygiene or lifestyle changes all aimed at restoring healthy, restful sleep and improving long-term health and quality of life.
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