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If you are counting sheep, or suffering with a lack of rest, the Sleep Center at Galion
Community Hospital may benefit you. GCH’s sleep lab is accredited by the American
Association of Sleep Medicine. Sleep specialty physicians are available to evaluate
patients for sleep disorders. Diagnostic Sleep Testing, the “Gold Standard” of
diagnosing sleep disorders, is performed in our private, home-like sleeping rooms.
Take the quiz on this page to determine if you might benefit from a sleep study. For
more information, call 419-468-0864.
13. Do you have difficulty falling asleep?
Yes
No
14. Does your mind race when you’re
trying to fall asleep?
Yes
No
15. Do you worry about things and have
trouble relaxing?
Yes
No
16. Does it take you more than 30 minutes
to fall asleep each night?
Yes
No
17. Do you often feel sad or depressed
because you can’t sleep?
Yes
No
18. Do you worry you won’t sleep, even
before you go to bed at night?
Yes
No
If you answered YES to three or more questions above, you
have symptoms of INSOMNIA, a persistent inability to fall
asleep or stay asleep.
19. Do you have trouble concentrating at
school or work each day?
Yes
No
20. When laughing, do muscles go limp? Yes
No
21. When you’re angry or surprised, do your
muscles go limp?
Yes
No
22. Have you felt paralyzed upon waking
in the morning?
Yes
No
23. Do you remember dreams during
your daytime naps?
Yes
No
24. Do you have dreamlike episodes while
you are awake?
Yes
No
25. Have you fallen asleep while driving? Yes
No
26. Have you fallen asleep at work, during
movies or other functions?
Yes
No
If you answered YES to three or more questions above, you
have symptoms of NARCOLEPSY. Narcolepsy is a disorder that
causes extreme desire to sleep during the day, regardless of
the rest you may have acquired during the night.
27. Do you wake up with an acid or sour
taste in your mouth?
Yes
No
28. Do you wake up with a sore throat?
Yes
No
29. Do you have heartburn at night?
Yes
No
If you answered YES to one question above or more, you
have symptoms of GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX.
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HOW RESTED ARE YOU?
1. Have you been told you snore?
Yes
No
2. Have you been told that you hold your breath while you sleep? Yes
No
3. Do you have high blood pressure?
Yes
No
4. Have you been told that you are grumpy and irritable?
Yes
5. Do you wish you had more energy?
30. Late in the day, do your calves or
thighs ache?
Yes
No
No
31. While relaxing, do your calves or
thighs ache?
Yes
No
Yes
No
32. For leg relief, do you walk or shower? Yes
No
6. Do you wake up with headaches?
Yes
No
33. Do your legs jerk as you fall asleep? Yes
No
7. Do you wake up gasping for air?
Yes
No
8. Do you wake up with chest pain?
Yes
No
34. Have you been told that your legs
jerk while you are sleeping?
Yes
No
9. Do you wake up with a dry mouth?
Yes
No
10. Do you have difficulty with nasal breathing at night?
Yes
No
11. Do you nod off easily during the day?
Yes
No
12. Do you become sleepy while driving?
Yes
No
If you answered YES to three or more questions above, you have symptoms of SLEEP APNEA. Sleep apnea is
a potentially serious sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing many times throughout your sleep.
If you answered YES to three or more questions above,
you have symptoms of RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME. or
PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER.