Sleep Apnea: Time to Get Checked
Learn about the different ways that sleep apnea can affect the quality of your life.
Hasmeena Kathuria MD
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a disabling sleep disorder that mixes the nervous system’s messages about when to sleep and when to be awake. Narcolepsy usually starts during the teen years or early adulthood and continues throughout life. Narcolepsy may cause: Sudden sleep attacks. These may occur at any time during any type of…
Sleep Studies
Sleep studies are a series of tests that help evaluate what happens to the body during sleep. They can help diagnose sleep disorders, which include sleep-disruptive behaviors (such as sleepwalking), sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, and insomnia. Sleep studies include: Polysomnography, which records a variety of body…
Apnea del sueño: Es hora de hacerse examinar (subtitulado)
Aprenda acerca de las diferentes maneras en las que la apnea del sueño puede afectar su calidad de vida.
Pleural Effusion
Pleural effusion (say “PLER-uhl eh-FYOO-zhun”) is the buildup of fluid in the space between tissues lining the lungs and chest wall (pleural space). Because of the fluid buildup, the lungs may not be able to expand completely, and that can make it hard for you to breathe. The lung, or part of it, may collapse. How is…