Sleep Softly is a sleep disorder center located in West Hills, California and our role as one of the leading sleep disorder centers is to determine the root cause of common and not so common disorders which lead to insomnia or which lead to the inability to remain awake during the daylight hours. Our center has received accreditation from the American Sleep Disorder Association and Dr. Gordon Dowds, is the sleep disorder center's medical director who is board certified in critical care, internal pulmonary and sleep medicine. To assess a patient's sleep disorders, the patient will undergo a study that is referred to as Polysomnogram. During this scientific sleep disorder study, the doctor will assess the patient's brainwaves, muscle tone activity, eye movements, heart rate and rhythm, breathing patterns and oxygen levels and the results will be available at the sleep disorder center within a period of three days. However, in order to ascertain if the patient is an ideal candidate for the studies which are conducted at the Californian sleep disorder center, the term sleep disorder needs to be clarified.

Most people, at some point in their lives, will experience a mild form of insomnia, and usually within a few days, their sleep pattern is normalized and they will be able to get the right amount of sleep. However, when insomnia lasts for days and the patient is irritable, anxious and depressed, there is a need to consult accredited sleep disorder centers, such as Sleep Softly in West Hills. Since the sleep disorder center relies on scientific diagnostic tests, the board certified doctor is able to assess the sleep disorder and determine the best way forward to resolve the disorder. In a bid to accommodate patients, the sleep disorder center is able to carry out testing seven nights a week and we offer three appointment times, which are 8:30pm, 9:30pm and 10:30pm. Before visiting any of the sleep disorder centers, the patient will need to determine if their health plan will cover the costs of the diagnostic therapy; however, we are contracted with several healthcare plans, all of which can be seen on the Sleep Softly website, www.sleepsoftly.com.

Before visiting the sleep disorder centers, patients should not take a nap during the day, or alter any of their regular daytime activities. Those who rely on sleeping pills must remember to take the pills at the same time, as usual, and all patients must arrive on time for their sleep diagnosis. To find out more about the center or to view the image of the sleep room which is part of the sleep disorder center, feel free to visit the Sleep Softly website. Sleep is an essential part of life and sleep deprivation can lead to severe depression and as such, patients need to seek the help needed and let the Sleep Softly sleep disorder centers help find a cure that will put an end to sleep problems, or the inability to stay awake.