Sleep Disorders
Conditions that affect sleep quality, duration, and timing, including insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy.
Understanding Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorders are conditions that disturb normal sleep patterns, affecting quality, timing, and amount of sleep. This disruption can affect daily functioning, quality of life, and health. Common sleep disorders include insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep), sleep apnea (interrupted breathing during sleep), narcolepsy (excessive daytime sleepiness), and restless legs syndrome. Diagnosis often involves sleep studies, and treatment approaches vary by disorder type.
Summarized from public patient education published by the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, and Mayo Clinic. It is general information, not a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation for you.
The numbers
- 1 in 3
- Adults in the United States report not getting enough sleep on a regular basis.
- Source: CDC
- 7 or more hours
- The nightly sleep adults need for health, per national guidance.
- Source: CDC
- 30 million
- Americans are estimated to have obstructive sleep apnea, most of them undiagnosed.
- Source: NIH / NHLBI
- Bidirectional
- Chronic poor sleep is associated with higher risk of cognitive decline, and brain disease can itself disrupt sleep.
- Source: National Institute on Aging
Symptoms people describe
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Irregular breathing during sleep
- Unusual movements during sleep
- Changes in sleep-wake schedule
How it is treated
- Sleep hygiene education
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
- CPAP therapy for sleep apnea
- Medication for narcolepsy or insomnia
- Light therapy for circadian rhythm disorders
Which of these applies to you depends on your history and exam. We review the options with you rather than starting from a protocol.
What care looks like here
A full neurological evaluation by telehealth, alongside the five NEURO lifestyle domains — nutrition, exercise, unwinding stress, restorative sleep, and cognitive engagement — written into one plan you can read.
Before you book, three things to know
- Where we can see you
- Telehealth only, in the eight states where our clinicians hold licensure: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Virginia.
- How payment works
- Out-of-network and cash-pay. We do not participate in Medicare or bill commercial insurance. You receive a superbill to submit yourself, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
- What it costs
- Initial neurological consultation $500. Follow-up visit $250. Comprehensive brain-health assessment $1,500. Prices are published, not quoted.
Who you would see
- Dean SherzaiMD, PhDBehavioral neurology, cognitive assessment
- Clinical seat: sleep medicineMD, board-certified sleep medicineSleep medicine
Clinicians affiliated with Healthopia Institute practice independently. Faculty affiliation means the clinician contributes to the Institute's protocols and education and meets its published standards. It is not a guarantee of outcomes and not an endorsement of individual clinical competence.
If this describes what you are living with, we can start with a conversation.
An initial consultation is a full neurological history and exam by telehealth — $500, cash-pay, in the eight states listed above.