Sleep Health & Sleep Disorders

Restorative sleep is not optional — it is essential to brain, cardiovascular, metabolic, and emotional health. Poor sleep is strongly associated with hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression, weight gain, and reduced life expectancy. The good news: most sleep disorders are highly treatable once identified.

At Core Wellness, we provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment for the full spectrum of sleep disorders, combining medical, behavioral, and device-based therapies.

Common Symptoms That Should Trigger Evaluation

Many people live for years with untreated sleep disorders because symptoms are normalized. Consider evaluation if you experience:

  • Loud Snoring

  • Excessive daytime sleepiness (falling asleep while reading, watching TV, or driving)

  • Difficulty falling asleep (taking >30 minutes to fall asleep)

  • Frequent nighttime awakenings

  • Morning headaches

  • Dry mouth or sore throat upon waking

  • Non-restorative sleep despite adequate time in bed

  • Observed pauses in breathing during sleep

  • Difficulty concentrating or memory problems

  • Unexplained hypertension or cardiovascular disease

Why Sleep Disorders Must Be Treated

Untreated sleep disorders affect nearly every organ system.

Cardiovascular risks

  • Hypertension

  • Atrial fibrillation and arrhythmias

  • Coronary artery disease

  • Heart failure

  • Increased risk of stroke (CVA)

Metabolic risks

  • Insulin resistance

  • Type 2 diabetes

  •  Weight gain and difficulty losing weight

Neurologic and cognitive risks

  • Impaired memory and concentration

  • Increased accident risk

  • Mood disorders, anxiety, and depression

Hormonal and inflammatory effects

  • Elevated cortisol

  • Chronic systemic inflammation

  • Reduced immune function

Treating sleep disorders often improves blood pressure control, metabolic health, mood, and daytime performance.

Conditions We Diagnose and Treat

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

OSA occurs when the airway repeatedly collapses during sleep, causing oxygen drops and fragmented sleep. It is one of the most common and underdiagnosed medical conditions.

Treatment options

  • CPAP therapy

  • BiPAP therapy

  • Oral dental appliances

  • Weight-related metabolic optimization

  • Referral for Inspire® hypoglossal nerve stimulation when appropriate

Insomnia

Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early can significantly impair quality of life.

Treatment options

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

  • Behavioral sleep retraining

  • Targeted pharmacologic therapy when appropriate

  • Circadian rhythm optimization strategies

CBT-I, offered through our program, is considered the gold-standard long-term treatment for chronic insomnia.

Hypersomnia & Narcolepsy

Excessive daytime sleepiness that persists despite adequate sleep may represent narcolepsy or other hypersomnia disorders.

Treatment options

  • Wake-promoting medications

  • REM-regulation therapies

  • Structured sleep scheduling and behavioral therapy

  • Comprehensive diagnostic testing

Obesity Hypoventilation & Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

Sleep-related breathing disorders can lead to chronic carbon dioxide retention, pulmonary hypertension, and heart strain if untreated.

Treatment options

  • Advanced PAP therapy (BiPAP, volume-targeted ventilation)

  • Metabolic and weight optimization (Including GLP-1 Medications as indicated)

  • Cardiopulmonary monitoring

Our Comprehensive Sleep Evaluation Approach

We do not treat symptoms blindly. We perform a structured sleep evaluation that may include:

  • Detailed sleep history and symptom assessment

  • Screening questionnaires and risk scoring

  • Home sleep testing or in-lab polysomnography when indicated

  • Medication and metabolic review

  • Cardiovascular and metabolic risk assessment

This allows us to match each patient with the most effective, personalized therapy.

Why Patients Choose Core Wellness

Comprehensive insomnia treatment, including CBT-I

  • Full sleep apnea therapy options: CPAP, BiPAP, dental devices, Inspire referrals

  • Narcolepsy and hypersomnia expertise

  • Integrated metabolic and cardiovascular risk reduction approach

  • Personalized, long-term treatment plans rather than one-size-fits-all care

Take the First Step Toward Restorative Sleep

If you snore, feel fatigued during the day, struggle with insomnia, or suspect a sleep disorder, early evaluation can prevent long-term cardiovascular and metabolic complications.

Schedule a sleep consultation today and begin restoring the quality of your sleep — and your health.

Sleep Medicine Services are Available for Ages 17+

 

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