The Sleep Site. Sleep Apnea, Snoring, Narcolepsy, Insomnia and Other Causes of Daytime Fatigue.The Sleep Site. Sleep Apnea, Snoring, Narcolepsy, Insomnia and Other Causes of Daytime Fatigue.The Sleep site. Sleep Apnea, Snoring, Narcolepsy, Insomnia and Other Causes of Daytime Fatigue.

Sleep Apnea, Snoring, Narcolepsy, Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders

Treatment Capabilities

We have the most advanced treatment capabilities in central Ohio.

Some sleep centers still do not offer even those treatments for central sleep apnea that have been available since 1990. They are practicing sleep medicine as it was over 17 years ago!

This problem is serious. Central sleep apnea afflicts a large percentage of patients who have either heart disease or sleep complaints.

Central sleep apnea afflicts half of patients with heart failure--and it can cause progressive worsening of heart function.

And central apneas develop in 15% of all patients with obstructive sleep apnea when they are started on CPAP or "BiPAP".

Failure to treat central sleep apneas can result in major complications... and such failure to control central apneas can also render patients unable to tolerate CPAP and "BiPAP". Central sleep apneas are a major reason why so many patients with sleep apnea abandon treatment.

We were the first sleep center in this region to offer treatment with adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV), an extraordinary breakthrough for patients with both central and obstructive sleep apnea.

ASV is the answer for many patients! It adapts to the patient's needs, which renders it far more comfortable than the older treatments. And we have extensive experience in its use.

We regard ASV as the greatest single advance in sleep apnea therapy since the introduction of CPAP in the mid-1980s.

If you have had difficulty tolerating CPAP or "BiPAP", or if you suffer from heart failure that is not responding well to treatment, ASV may be the solution you are seeking.

Also, many patients with muscle weakness, chronic lung disease (COPD), severe obesity and other disorders that restrict the depth of breathing experience severe drops in blood oxygen levels and potentially dangerous accumulations of carbon dioxide in the blood. Carbon dioxide is a waste product that can reduce the patient's drive to breathe. A breakthrough therapy for this serious and widespread dilemma (AVAPS™) just became available. The Columbus Community Health Regional Sleep Disorders Center is the first in Columbus to offer this revolutionary new treatment.

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