Sleep Disorders We Treat

The Sleep Disorders Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center offers the full spectrum of diagnostic techniques and effective treatment modalities for patients with primary sleep disorders. Our multidisciplinary medical team includes board certified clinicians in sleep medicine, pulmonology, and neurology. Our clinicians also collaborate with colleagues in head and neck surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and psychiatry. Our team includes certified sleep technologists and licensed respiratory therapists with years of clinical experience. Our specialists have expertise in the management of an extensive range of sleep disorders, including:

• Difficulty falling or staying asleep
  • Insomnia
• Excessive daytime sleepiness
  • Insomnia
  • Narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomonolence
• Poor sleep hygiene — insufficient sleep syndrome
• Involuntary limb movements during sleep or urge to move legs during the daytime
  • Restless leg syndrome and periodic limb movements
• Sleep disordered breathing
  • Obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and snoring
• Sleep talking, sleep walking, or nightmares
  • Parasomnias, REM behavior disorder
• Sleep/wake pattern disorders
  • Circadian rhythm disorders: advanced sleep phase syndrome, delayed sleep phased syndrome, shift work circadian disorder
  • Jet lag (time zone change) syndromes