Sleep Well Clinic

	Health effects of poor sleep Poor sleep quality can be related to the following health problems: Daytime sleepiness High blood pressure Diabetes Obesity Impaired decision making Lowered immune system Poor concentration Lower stress tolerance Decreased libido Increased irritability Increased pain sensitivity Poor school performance Strain on relationships


	In the news SOLVING THE SNORING PROBLEM (Matty McLean) One in three New Zealand adults has a snoring problem so Breakfast reporter Matty McLean investigated how this can be fixed with Sleep Well Clinic's Dr Alex Bartle. More (3:56 video clip)... Breakfast TV One 28 September 2009 • VIRTUAL OVERLOAD DISRUPTS SLEEP (Cliff Taylor) More kiwi children are being treated for sleep disorders after overloading on technology before bedtime. Specialists say computers, gaming consoles, and texting disturb sleep patterns and cause learning concentration and growth problems. Doctor Alex Bartle, director of the Sleep Well Clinic, said there was no question technology kept children awake. More (online article)... nzherald.co.nz 25 August 2009 • FIGHTING THE EXHAUSTION EPIDEMIC (TVNZ - Breakfast) New Zealand Women are said to be in the midst of an exhaustion epidemic. Sleep specialist Doctor Alex Bartle from the Sleep Well Clinic speaks to Breakfast about the phenomenon. More (3:47 video clip)... TVNZ Breakfast 6 April 2009

Daytime sleepiness?

Snoring?

Trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep at night?

The doctors and health professionals at the SLEEP WELL CLINIC provide comprehensive assessment and treatment services for children and adults suffering sleep disorders such as problematic snoring, sleep apnoea, insomnia, and parasomnias.



Snoring At the Sleep Well Clinic, a comprehensive history and overnight home sleep study are used to check for health problems which can arise from persistent or loud snoring. More...	Sleep Apnoea Obstructive sleep apnoea occurs when snoring has become bad enough that the airway is sucked shut for up to a minute at a time, repeatedly throughout the night. More...	Insomnia Insomnia includes all forms of difficulty getting to or staying asleep. Insomnia can affect anyone at different times and includes shift workers and sufferers from jet lag. More...

The doctors and health professionals at the SLEEP WELL CLINIC provide comprehensive assessment and treatment services for children and adults suffering sleep disorders such as problematic snoring, sleep apnoea, insomnia, and parasomnias.

Advanced portable monitoring technology is used to measure physiological functions during sleep. The type of monitor used and the parameters measured are selected according to the presenting sleep disorder. In most cases a single sensor is all that is necessary to confirm a diagnosis. Tests can include such things as:

overnight oxygen levels
respiration
airflow
snoring
ECG and heart rate
limb movement
activity levels

Most overnight tests offered by the Sleep Well Clinic are conducted in the patient's own home with a small portable monitor.

Material available on this website relating to sleep disorders should not be considered individual medical advice. Symptoms relating to sleep disorders should be brought to the attention of a doctor as soon as possible.