Sleepcare Clinic in Leicester

The Sleepcare Clinic of Sleep Care and Respiratory Medicine offers a comprehensive medical service to people with respiratory diseases and sleep disorders, especially sleep apnoea, at The Health Suite in Leicester, UK. The team consists of a multidisciplinary team of specialists and professionals who diagnose and treat the causes, complications and comorbidities of sleep disorders. The Sleepcare Clinic team can perform special diagnostic sleep tests for different sleep disorders and offer appropriate treatment, including non-invasive mechanical ventilation. The Sleepcare Clinic team at The Health Suite Leicester also offers a home visit service for Sleep Studies to be conducted in the comfort and tranquillity of the patient’s bed, so that they do not have to go to a clinic or hospital.

Most people have had issues with sleep at some point in their lives. Half of the adult population reports not sleeping well regularly, and 10% of the general population have sleep problems of such magnitude that they require chronic pharmacological treatment. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders categorises approximately one hundred sleep disorders. Each has its particular causes, consequences and characteristics. If you experience any of the following symptoms, please book an appointment with our sleep specialist for a review:

• Snoring
• Pauses in breathing, gasping or choking during sleep
• Feeling tired all the time, sleepy, drowsy or fatigued during the day
• Waking with: shortness of breath, headache, nausea, nasal congestion, or dry throat
• Waking up frequently during the night
• Sleeping and low energy throughout the day
• The need to take medication or supplements to fall asleep or to stay awake
• Light, fragmented sleep
• Uncomfortable sensation in the legs while sleeping
• Feeling paralysed or unable to move upon waking
• Seeing or hearing things while drowsy and not fully asleep

Our Sleepcare clinic service is suitable if you have already been diagnosed as having any of the following conditions:

• Sleep Apnoea – A condition characterised by interruptions in breathing during sleep, leading to poor rest and daytime fatigue.
• Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) – An overwhelming urge to move the legs, often accompanied by uncomfortable sensations, which can interfere with the ability to fall and stay asleep.
• Narcolepsy – A neurological condition that causes excessive daytime sleepiness, sudden sleep attacks, and disrupted nighttime sleep.
• Insomnia – A common condition involving difficulty falling or staying asleep, leading to poor rest and daytime tiredness.
• Depression – A mood disorder that can significantly affect sleep patterns, contributing to both insomnia and excessive sleepiness.
• Shift Work Sleeping Problems – Difficulty adjusting to irregular or night-time work schedules, resulting in disrupted circadian rhythms and poor sleep quality.
• Jet Lag Sleeping Problems – Disruptions to sleep patterns caused by travel across time zones, affecting the body’s internal clock and causing fatigue and insomnia.

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)

Sleep disorders chronically affect more than 10% of the population and cause a significant impact on quality of life and multiple and severe complications. Sleep apnoea is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality and a fundamental cause of absenteeism (and presenteeism) and poor academic, work, family, social, sexual performance, etc.

OSA is a leading cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk factor. 83% of patients with hypertension who are receiving treatment, but whose blood pressure is not controlled have sleep apnea. Half of the patients with heart failure, half of the patients with diabetes, 45% of the patients with atrial fibrillation and 77% of the patients with obesity have sleep apnoea. In such conditions, patients should be systematically assessed to investigate and treat OSA owing to potential detrimental effects on their cardiovascular system if not properly and timely managed.

The treatment of choice (after evaluating the patient and ruling out the need for surgery or adjustment of dental or maxillofacial abnormalities) consists neither of medication nor surgery but of an innovative device that unblocks the airway by generating pressure which opens the airway that was previously obstructed by the muscles of the pharynx and tongue. The treatment results are immediate and have such a high impact that they significantly improve the quality of life of the patient and their families and reduce mortality by 40% over ten years.