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Sleep Disorders Institute
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In 1991, Porter became one of the first health systems in the region to establish a center dedicated to diagnosing and treating sleep disorders. Since that time, Porter has remained on the forefront of sleep medicine, committed to helping diagnose why individuals can’t get – or remain – asleep. Today, Porter’s Sleep Disorders Institute is a free-standing facility, located conveniently at 6040 Lute Road in Portage.
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For more information about sleep disorders, please call 219.764.4567 or visit the Porter Sleep Disorders Institute website.
Fast Facts About Sleep
- The National Institutes of Health reports that 40 million Americans suffer from chronic, long-standing sleep disorders. Another 20 million have occasional problems getting – or staying – asleep.
- Sleep disorders often remain unidentified and undiagnosed. Nearly one in two who have the deadliest sleep disorder – sleep apnea – remain undiagnosed.
- There are more than 70 sleep disorders
- Insomnia and sleep apnea account for more than 50 percent of all sleep disorder diagnoses.
- An estimated one in five adults has some form of sleep apnea. One in 15 adults suffers from moderate and severe forms of the disorder.
- Untreated sleep apnea has been linked with three of the four leading causes of death. Of the four – heart disease, cancer, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – only cancer has not been associated with sleep apnea.
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More than 100,000 motor vehicle accidents each year are sleep-related. Catastrophes, such as those at Chernobyl, Three-Mile Island, Challenger and the Exxon Valdez were officially attributed to errors caused by sleepiness and fatigue.
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