You're spending a third of your life sleeping
You're spending a third of your life sleeping

and without that third of your life,
and without that third of your life,

you're not able to function
you're not able to function

in the other two thirds of your lives.
in the other two thirds of your lives.

I believe COVID has certainly affected people's ability
I believe COVID has certainly affected people's ability

to function and feeling of wellness and wellbeing
to function and feeling of wellness and wellbeing

and contributed to significant fatigue.
and contributed to significant fatigue.

We've done a few studies on the pandemic
We've done a few studies on the pandemic

and how it's affected sleep.
and how it's affected sleep.

So people working from home tended to actually get
So people working from home tended to actually get

a little bit more sleep.
a little bit more sleep.

But the pandemic also had an effect on mood and wellness
But the pandemic also had an effect on mood and wellness

in terms of being isolated from individuals
in terms of being isolated from individuals

and that social aspect of the need of humans to socialize,
and that social aspect of the need of humans to socialize,

certainly affected mood,
certainly affected mood,

created a sense of exhaustion and fatigue,
created a sense of exhaustion and fatigue,

and also led to more depression.
and also led to more depression.

We've set out over the last few years to let rush be
We've set out over the last few years to let rush be

at the forefront and the leadership of sleep disorders.
at the forefront and the leadership of sleep disorders.

Partly through access,
Partly through access,

that is, it should not take very long to see a sleep doctor,
that is, it should not take very long to see a sleep doctor,

also the personalized approach individualized
also the personalized approach individualized

for your needs.
for your needs.

But we usually sit down with our folks
But we usually sit down with our folks

and our patients before a sleep study is even considered
and our patients before a sleep study is even considered

to try to understand what their complaints and symptoms are,
to try to understand what their complaints and symptoms are,

what their risk factors might be
what their risk factors might be

for having an abnormal sleep study
for having an abnormal sleep study

to then decide what type of sleep study to do
to then decide what type of sleep study to do

and what type of therapeutic interventions
and what type of therapeutic interventions

or treatments might be possible
or treatments might be possible

based on those sleep study results.
based on those sleep study results.

So we're looking for treatable conditions
So we're looking for treatable conditions

that can be reversed and in general,
that can be reversed and in general,

improve the quality of your life.
improve the quality of your life.

A sleep study looks at your patterns of breathing,
A sleep study looks at your patterns of breathing,

brainwave activity, oxygen levels, body movements,
brainwave activity, oxygen levels, body movements,

to essentially try to come up with a snapshot
to essentially try to come up with a snapshot

of what your sleep is normally like.
of what your sleep is normally like.

We have a pediatric group that will study infants
We have a pediatric group that will study infants

and we've studied people more than 90 years old
and we've studied people more than 90 years old

in our laboratory.
in our laboratory.

There's two main types laboratory-based or home-based.
There's two main types laboratory-based or home-based.

And in the laboratory,
And in the laboratory,

there are different types of sleep studies,
there are different types of sleep studies,

including a study just looking at your normal sleep
including a study just looking at your normal sleep

or a sleep study that identifies
or a sleep study that identifies

an abnormality of your sleep,
an abnormality of your sleep,

and then tries to do some type of treatment.
and then tries to do some type of treatment.

First it's involving placing a lot of surface wires
First it's involving placing a lot of surface wires

or what we call electrodes on the body
or what we call electrodes on the body

to monitor what normal sleep is.
to monitor what normal sleep is.

These surface wires usually are rather comfortable
These surface wires usually are rather comfortable

and not too disturbing of your sleep.
and not too disturbing of your sleep.

The next step is to turn off the lights
The next step is to turn off the lights

and allow you to sleep as you normally would at home,
and allow you to sleep as you normally would at home,

except now we have these wires monitoring your sleep.
except now we have these wires monitoring your sleep.

The study will usually last at least six to eight hours.
The study will usually last at least six to eight hours.

After that, usually it's bit of processing
After that, usually it's bit of processing

for analyzing eight hours of information.
for analyzing eight hours of information.

You'll return to review the results
You'll return to review the results

with your sleep physician or clinical provider
with your sleep physician or clinical provider

to discuss what the results showed.
to discuss what the results showed.

They we'll look at if their sleep is normal or not
They we'll look at if their sleep is normal or not

through brainwave activity.
through brainwave activity.

We'll look at people's oxygen levels and breathing patterns
We'll look at people's oxygen levels and breathing patterns

because common conditions such as sleep apnea
because common conditions such as sleep apnea

or unusual body movements, unusual dreams,
or unusual body movements, unusual dreams,

or enactment of dreams that is doing something
or enactment of dreams that is doing something

in their dreams or doing something during their sleep
in their dreams or doing something during their sleep

can be identified.
can be identified.

The treatments obviously are very personalized.
The treatments obviously are very personalized.

And for example,
And for example,

sleep apnea can be treated with weight loss interventions,
sleep apnea can be treated with weight loss interventions,

body positional training, oral appliances,
body positional training, oral appliances,

which we usually partner
which we usually partner

with Dennis with positive air pressure devices.
with Dennis with positive air pressure devices.

This is a mask that you breathe through that connects
This is a mask that you breathe through that connects

to a machine that keeps the upper airway from collapsing.
to a machine that keeps the upper airway from collapsing.

We also work with partners, including bariatric surgery,
We also work with partners, including bariatric surgery,

an ear nose and throat surgery,
an ear nose and throat surgery,

because there are different treatments for sleep apnea
because there are different treatments for sleep apnea

in those subspecialties also.
in those subspecialties also.

I encourage anyone who thinks
I encourage anyone who thinks

they might have a sleep problem to reach out to us
they might have a sleep problem to reach out to us

or their primary care doctor or other sleep providers
or their primary care doctor or other sleep providers

because don't delay,
because don't delay,

it's not we're suffering through a sleep problem.
it's not we're suffering through a sleep problem.

There are solutions
There are solutions

and we'll walk you down the path of health.
and we'll walk you down the path of health.