The Sleep Center at Lake Health is located at West Medical Center in Willoughby. The four-bedroom, state-of-the-art facility offers sleep testing six evenings a week, with staff available during the day Monday through Friday. The Sleep Center has a staff of professional registered polysomnography technicians, registered respiratory therapists, a medical director who is a board-certified sleep specialist, pulmonologists, ENT specialists, and psychologists.

The Sleep Center offers polysomnogram evaluations and services for the following sleep disorder categories:

• Sleep-related breathing disorders
• Neuromuscular disorders and sleep-related symptoms
• Parasomnias such as sleep walking and sleep talking
• Excessive daytime sleepiness and narcolepsy
• Periodic limb movement disorders
• Insomnia

Reasons to Have a Sleep Test

• Morning headaches
• Severe snoring
• Excessive sleepiness during the day
• Frequent naps
• Unexplained heart failure
• Marked obesity
• Heartburn, chest pain, chronic cough at night
• Insomnia and narcolepsy
• Leg movement during sleep
• Sleep walking, sleep talking
• Trouble falling asleep

Sleep Center vs. Sleep Lab

When seeking treatment, don't be confused. A sleep laboratory is not the same as a sleep center. In fact, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has designated specific standards for both sleep centers and laboratories. Whereas sleep laboratories are limited to the evaluation and treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders, sleep centers are a comprehensive sleeping disorders program that encompasses the evaluation and treatment of numerous sleep disorders and behaviors.

The Lake Health Sleep Center is the only sleep center in Lake County accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Studies Performed at The Sleep Center

The Sleep Center performs an overnight sleep test or polysomnogram, which is used to help identify various sleeping disorders and measure various sleep stages during the test. To understand the brain activity and your body during sleep, the polysomnogram will measure your brain waves, muscle movement, eye movement, breathing, heart rate, leg activity and snoring by placing small sensors on your head, face and body.

The polysomnogram is used in conjunction with various sleep questionnaires, health/medical history, observation during sleep, sleep diary and the physician's knowledge of sleep medicine to help reach a diagnosis and recommend appropriate treatment options.

Sometimes additional sleep tests are performed to help establish a diagnosis or treatment, including the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) and the maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT). The MSLT is performed to help evaluate and diagnose other sleep problems such as narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. The MWT is used to evaluate and diagnose sleepiness and alertness.

Additional Services

Sleep Hygiene Education
Patients can be referred to the Sleep Center for a free sleep hygiene consultation with a registered sleep technician. The goal of the education is to help patients identify and eliminate any environmental or lifestyle factors that have an adverse effect on their sleep and help promote better sleep habits.

Consultation with a Board-certified Sleep Specialist
Dr. Raymond Salomone is available to see patients for further evaluation and follow-up for various sleep disorders. Dr. Salomone is a board-certified pulmonologist and sleep specialist.

Psychologic Consultation for Insomnia
Professional psychologists Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD, and Lori White, PhD, are available to see patients for sleep disorders associated with depression and insomnia.

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Support Group
The CPAP Support Group offers patients who use CPAP machines for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea to become knowledgeable about their treatment. The support group meets quarterly at Lake Health and offers guest speakers along with representatives from local home care companies to address CPAP treatment concerns. The meetings also provide social support and education for patients and their families.

Insurance Coverage

The Sleep Center at Lake Health is approved by most insurance providers, including Medicare and Medicaid.

Scheduling an Appointment

An appointment may be made by you or your physician's office by simply calling 440-602-6306 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A physician referral is required.