Is it Time to Talk to a Doctor About Snoring?
If you or someone close to you is not sleeping well because of snoring, a visit to the doctor may be helpful. A doctor's visit may be particularly important if you are:
When you call to make an appointment, let them know that you want to talk to the doctor about your snoring problem so that they can schedule the correct amount of time for the evaluation.
When You Have Trouble Waking Up
Brian Cyphers has always had trouble falling asleep at a "normal" hour. A few years ago, when the 24-year-old Chicagoan was dozing off between 3 and 5 in the morning and had to wake up at 6:30 to get to his job as a data entry clerk at a lab, he knew it was time to seek help.Cyphers sought assistance from Lisa Shives, MD, medical director of Northshore Sleep Medicine in Evanston, Ill., and a specialist in sleep disorders. Shives frequently sees patients who want to alter their night owl ways. "People...
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- Falling asleep during normal waking hours
- Becoming irritable
- Losing concentration
- Becoming depressed
- Not feeling rested in the morning
- Told you seem to stop breathing during sleep
When you call to make an appointment, let them know that you want to talk to the doctor about your snoring problem so that they can schedule the correct amount of time for the evaluation.
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When You Have Trouble Waking Up
Brian Cyphers has always had trouble falling asleep at a "normal" hour. A few years ago, when the 24-year-old Chicagoan was dozing off between 3 and 5 in the morning and had to wake up at 6:30 to get to his job as a data entry clerk at a lab, he knew it was time to seek help.Cyphers sought assistance from Lisa Shives, MD, medical director of Northshore Sleep Medicine in Evanston, Ill., and a specialist in sleep disorders. Shives frequently sees patients who want to alter their night owl ways. "People...
Read the When You Have Trouble Waking Up article > >
Learn more about snoring.
Find a sleep specialist.
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