Sleep Services
The pulmonary medicine division has a
certified diagnostic sleep laboratory designated to evaluate and
treat patients with sleep apnea, snoring, nighttime breathing
symptoms, abnormal sleep behavior, narcolepsy and other sleep
disorders.
The Pulmonary faculty with expertise in
sleep medicine collaborates with the Sleep Diagnostic Laboratory
and provides polysomnography interpretation. The patients are
referred for the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome, nocturnal
hypoxemia related to chronic obstructive or restrictive
pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure. They also
assess the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions such as
nasal CPAP, oxygen, and upper airway surgery. Dr. Gleeson also
provides clinical expertise to Williamsport in the form of the
Medical Director of the Susquehanna Health Laboratory for sleep
interpretation.
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