Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Kids need good quality sleep to keep up with the demands of learning and play. Poor quality sleep and sleep disruptions can cause children to have difficulty staying awake, focusing, learning and controlling their emotions.
Through comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis, our WakeMed Pediatric Sleep Medicine team collaborates to help parents figure out the reasons behind the most puzzling sleep disorders, so children can receive the care they need and get back to sleep.
We treat these common conditions:
- Bedwetting
- Excessive sleepiness
- Insomnia (difficulty falling and staying asleep)
- Narcolepsy (daytime drowsiness)
- Nighttime sleep behaviors (sleepwalking, night terrors)
- Poor sleep habits that require lifestyle and/or behavioral changes
- Snoring
- Sleep apnea
Diagnostic offerings for pediatric patients:
- Diagnostic polysomnography and positive airway pressure (PAP) titration polysomnography for children age 4+
- Actigraphy and multiple sleep latency testing for older children and teens with a sleep medicine consultation
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Sleep medicine consultations through our Pediatric Pulmonology practice
Meet our Sleep Medicine dream team:
Our WakeMed Pediatric Sleep Medicine team includes a sleep specialist double boarded in sleep medicine and pediatric pulmonology, specialty-trained sleep technicians, clinical nurses and respiratory therapists.
Contact us:
Our pediatric pulmonologists are happy to schedule your child for an appointment and determine if your child requires a referral for a pediatric sleep medicine consultation with Dr. Laura Dosier.
Call 919-235-6535 to schedule an appointment with a WakeMed pediatric pulmonologist.