Sleep deprivation can be enormously debilitating and is linked to a number of serious medical conditions including:
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
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- Depression
- Difficulty losing weight
- Weight gain
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Living with a sleep disorder can interfere with your performance at home, school or work and can even affect your relationships with family and friends. In most cases, sleep disorders can be easily managed once they are properly diagnosed. Is your health at risk because of a sleep disorder? Take our online quiz to find out now.
Merit Centers for Sleep Health are equipped to diagnose over 100 known sleep disorders in our broad network of free-standing, state-of-the-art sleep centers featuring private bedroom/bathroom suites. Built and operated to meet and exceed the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s standards (the industry’s “gold standard” of care) and conveniently located throughout Chicagoland, Merit Centers for Sleep Health and our partners provide patients with quality, comfort, privacy and safety.
Additionally, Merit Center for Sleep Health is proud to own and operate Chicagoland’s first free-standing diagnostic sleep testing center dedicated to Pediatric & Adolescent sleep medicine.
Merit also provides comprehensive sleep therapy and state-of-the-art equipment for the treatment of sleep disorders through its sleep medical equipment division, Merit Sleep Technologies
Merit’s Sleep Team
- Registered Polysomnographers apply sophisticated recording device equipment to patients, perform/monitor the sleep studies throughout the day or night and assist in the evaluation process.
- Sleep Physicians, only those certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, review sleep test results (after they are evaluated and “scored” by the polysomnographers) and provide a professional interpretation of the sleep study with specific recommendations,
- Physician Specialists from many areas, including pulmonology, ENT (ear-nose-and-throat), internal medicine, cardiology, neurology and dentistry work with Merit and your referring physician to identify and treat over 100 known sleep disorders
- Sleep Therapy Technicians specialize in providing CPAP and bi-level consultations, therapy, follow-up and ongoing support services to patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea utilizing only the most current, state-of-the-art sleep equipment.
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