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Sleep Medicine

Sleep Medicine Specialist in Columbia, SC & the Midlands

Providing treatment for sleep conditions and disorders

Getting quality sleep or the rest you need is critical – not only to day-to-day functioning, but to your overall health as well. For those with a sleep disorder or condition, symptoms can range from falling asleep during the day, difficulty sleeping or falling asleep at night, restless legs, snoring and overall fatigue or exhaustion.

At SCENT, we’re here to help you reclaim your life by getting back your quality of sleep.

Since many sleep disorders are related to nose and throat anatomy, we are able to provide patients with a continuum of care throughout their treatment. Our in-house sleep specialist is an ENT physician with additional board certification in sleep medicine.

SCENT and Innovative Sleep Solutions in has maintained accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for 15 consecutive years, demonstrating its commitment to the provision of high-quality care for people who have sleep problems. Innovative Sleep Solutions is directed by Robert Puchalski, MD.

Sleep Medicine Services

Sleep studies are available for patients from two years and older. Accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, our sleep labs provide a comfortable and relaxed home-like environment for patients so that we may pinpoint the exact cause of the sleep disorder. Once you are diagnosed, we may recommend any number of treatments or therapies including BiPAP/CPAP therapy, an oral appliance or surgical intervention.

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A Home Sleep Study Test (HST) is a sleep study that involves an overnight recording of a few important body functions and measurements in the comfort of your own home, in order to look for sleep apnea.

One common study is the continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, titration study. This study is used to determine the right level of continuous positive airway pressure for a person who will then receive CPAP therapy at home.

CPAP therapy is commonly used for those who have sleep apnea, or other condition which prevents them from keeping their airways open while sleeping. A CPAP machine uses a mask to deliver pressurized air while the person sleeps. We provide CPAP supplies on site.

Oral appliances can be used for those who snore or snore loudly, have mild to moderate sleep apnea or cannot tolerate CPAP therapy. These appliances prevent the jaw and tongue from closing and blocking the airway.

For those who have exhausted other treatments such as CPAP, pillar implants may offer relief from snoring or obstructive sleep apnea. Small, polyester rods are surgically inserted into the palate. As the tissue around the implants heal, the normally soft palate stiffens so that airways stay open during sleep. Learn More about Implants.

Inspire is a breakthrough implantable treatment option for people with Obstructive Sleep Apnea who are unable to use or get consistent benefit from Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices. Inspire is the only FDA approved obstructive sleep apnea treatment that works inside your body to treat the root cause of sleep apnea with just the click of a button. Learn More about Inspire.

When your sleep disorder cannot be treated with medicine or other therapies, various surgical procedures may be used to provide relief.

The multiple sleep latency test, or MSLT, tests for excessive daytime sleepiness. Also known as a daytime nap study, the MSLT is used to diagnose such conditions as narcolepsy, in which a person experiences overwhelming drowsiness, and idiopathic hypersomnia, a condition in which people still feel excessively sleepy during the day, even after a regular night of sleep.

The Maintenance of Wakefulness Test, or MWT, is used to measure how alert you are during the day. It shows whether you are able to stay awake for a defined period of time. This test can help determine if a patient with a sleep disorder is responding well to treatment.

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