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Insomnia and other sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea can have a negative effect on your mood, your ability to think or perform regular tasks, your relationships, and your overall health.
While insomnia can often be managed by a general practitioner (GP), in some cases, further assistance to diagnose and treat sleep disorders is needed.
We consider your overall wellbeing and answer any questions you may have to help you get a better night's sleep.
If you have difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep, if you snore, or if you’re very tired during the day, you may benefit from a sleep physician review and a sleep study.
Our sleep services
During a sleep study, you will either stay overnight at a sleep centre or have a home study. During the night, specialised equipment monitors your breathing, heart rate, snoring, oxygen levels and other key signs. The study is completely painless and your GP will be informed of the result.
This information helps make a diagnosis and our sleep experts will devise a treatment plan for you to get back to having a good night’s sleep.
Our sleep services include:
- sleep physician review
- full polysomnographic sleep studies, reviewing all the biophysiological changes that happen during sleep
- home-based sleep studies, primarily used to diagnose sleep apnoea
- continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) management program
- insomnia management program
- management of other sleep disorders such as restless legs syndrome.
About sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with snoring, and characterised by pauses in breathing during sleep. This common sleep disorder is associated with medical conditions including:
- diabetes
- heart conditions
- respiratory conditions
- obesity
- sleep conditions such as insomnia.
Referrals
A referral from your GP is necessary to access our services.
Benefits of our sleep service
The benefits of participating our sleep study include:
- diagnosis and treatment of wide range of sleep disorders
- improved sleep habits
- more energy during the day.
These benefits depend on your particular circumstances and require you to fully participate in necessary before and after care and management. You should consult a specialist in this area before deciding whether treatment is suitable for you.
Costs and fee payment options
If you have private health insurance, the costs for your hospital stay and specialist fees may be covered by your health fund, based on your level of cover.
If you don’t have private health insurance, you can access treatment at a St John of God Health Care hospital through our self-funded care option.
When you use your private health insurance, you get benefits that include access to St John of God Health Care private hospital facilities, your choice of specialist, minimal wait times, and with an eligible policy most of your hospital costs can be covered by your private health insurance fund.
You should contact your health insurer to understand your level of cover, and whether your policy is subject to additional fees such as a hospital excess or other ‘out-of-pocket’ expenses. Your health insurer will also be able to assist in understanding if you will have doctor, radiology and pathology out-of-pocket costs.
Patients who don’t have private health insurance can choose to access St John of God Health Care private hospital services and treatments by paying fees themselves.
By accessing our self-funded care option, you’ll be able to avoid wait times and have your surgery or treatment with your choice of specialist at a St John of God Health Care private hospital.
- Learn more and enquire about the self-funded care option.
- Call 1300 940 199 to get a quote for self-funded treatment.
If you have received an invoice for an expense associated with treatment from a St John of God Health Care service you can pay your bill online.
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