Getting enough quality sleep helps your body recharge itself. While you are sleeping, your body is able to renew energy levels, repair damaged tissues, and regenerate cells. When you don’t get enough quality sleep, your body suffers. Your sleep specialist can help. Dr. Jeremy McConnell at Florida Sleep Specialists provides a wide range of sleep medicine services, to help you stay healthy. He has two convenient office locations in Bradenton, and Sarasota, FL.
How a Sleep Specialist Can Help You
Let’s look at how not getting enough sleep affects your body. When you are sleep deprived, you will:
- Feel tired and lack energy to get through your day
- Have difficulty concentrating and focusing on tasks
- Experience mood swings and irritability
Not getting enough sleep can also contribute to developing medical conditions, including:
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Memory issues
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Stroke
You may not be getting enough quality sleep due to a sleep disorder. A sleep specialist is an expert at diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. Two of the most common sleep disorders are:
Insomnia, which is not being able to get to sleep or stay asleep for an extended period of time. Your sleep specialist can prescribe medications to aid in getting to sleep, behavioral therapy to prepare your body and mind for sleep, and relaxation techniques to calm your body and mind.
Sleep apnea, which is intermittent waking due to tissue at the back of your throat collapsing and blocking your airway. Your sleep specialist can recommend a CPAP machine, to maintain continuous oxygen through your airway, or an oral appliance, to maintain an open airway by holding your lower jaw forward.
Want To Know More About How a Sleep Specialist Can Improve Your Health?
To find out more about how a sleep specialist can improve your health, call Dr. McConnell at Florida Sleep Specialists. You can reach him in the Bradenton, FL, office by calling (941) 792-8383, or in Sarasota, FL, by calling (941) 827-0701, so call today.