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"More than half of
American women (60%) say they only get a good night’s sleep
a few nights per week or less and 67% say they frequently
experience a sleep problem. Additionally, 43% say that
daytime sleepiness interferes with their daily activities.
Women’s lack of sleep affects virtually every aspect of
their time-pressed lives, leaving them late for work,
stressed out, too tired for sex and little time for their
friends."
2007,
National Sleep Foundation
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Sleep Consultants,
Inc. is
accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and it
was the
first accredited sleep center in Tarrant County
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Presentation by Dr. Donald Watenpaugh:
OSA Pathophysiology
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Recent presentation by Dr. John Burk at the American
Society of Perianesthesia Nurses:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Perioperative Patient (PowerPoint)
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Do you have young children with sleep problems? - We helped Cook Children's Medical Center begin to provide
pediatric sleep medical services in 2007. They are
working towards accreditation. Please refer children age 5
and younger with suspected sleep problems to
Cook Children's
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From the National Sleep
Foundation:
National Sleep Awareness Week®, which takes place
March 1-8, 2009, is a public education, information,
and awareness campaign that coincides with the
return of Daylight Saving Time, the annual
"springing forward" of clocks that can cause
Americans to lose an hour of sleep.
Report Rates States
on Drowsy Driving Prevention
 Inadequate
police officer training, a lack of accurate
educational materials and sparse data collection
are preventing greater understanding of the
impact drowsy driving has on communities across
the nation, according to recent findings
released by the National Sleep Foundation. The
State of the States Report rated all
states and the District of Columbia based on
responses to several questions related to law
enforcement, police training, data collection,
educational efforts and existing graduated
licensing laws for new drivers. According to the
report, the state of Mississippi received the
highest grade (B-) for drowsy driving prevention
efforts, while the majority of states received a
grade of "C." Other findings include:
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Only one state, New Jersey,
has a specific law for fall-asleep crashes
involving a fatality (Maggie’s Law).
However, all but two states (Iowa and Maine)
said that they could charge a drowsy driver
for causing a fatality under existing laws.
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While 43 states provide some
information in their driver license manuals,
several states perpetuate myths about
unproven “countermeasures,” such as turning
up the radio or rolling down the window.
For more information, visit
DrowsyDriving.org
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Office: 1521 Cooper Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: (817) 336-5864 Fax: (817)
336-2159
Laboratory: 909 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: (817) 335-3900 Fax: (817)
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- Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders
- Evaluation and treatment of excessive sleepiness
- Couples studies
- Desensitization therapy for CPAP compliance
- Follow-up management of CPAP therapy
- Evaluation and management of insomnia
- Nocturnal oximetry and sleep studies in hospital, facility, or home (if
covered by insurance)
- Fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy
- Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements in sleep
- Treatment of shift work sleep disorders
- Occupational sleep medicine
- Phototherapy
- Referral for orthodontic appliances for sleep apnea
- Nocturnal polysomnography
- CPAP titration
- Combined night study (diagnosis and CPAP treatment of sleep apnea)
- Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)
- Pediatric sleep medicine (ages 6+)
- Sleep-related research
- Bariatric and peri-operative sleep medicine
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