Sleep Disorders Clinic
The Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic was founded in 1970 by Dr. William Dement and Dr. Christian Guilleminault.The clinic was founded to diagnose and treat patients who have difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep at night, problems with excessive daytime sleepiness, or other medical problems that may occur or exacerbate during sleep.
The clinics are fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic
450 Broadway
Redwood City, CA
Phone: (650) 723-6601
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Do you suffer from daytime sleepiness?
- 40 percent of adults are so sleepy during the day that it interferes with their daily activities.
- 18 percent experience this level of daytime sleepiness at least a few days a week or more.
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Take the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Test.
Do you snore?
- 34 percent of adults report snoring a few nights a week or more.
- 16 percent of men and 10 percent of women report having had pauses in their breathing during sleep a few nights a week or more during the past year.
Do you have trouble sleeping?
- 56 percent of adults in the U.S. report one or more symptons of insomnia a few nights a week.
Do you feel your sleep disturbance in affecting your life?
- 62 percent of adults who experience frequent difficulty in sleeping say they are concerned.