California (CA) Sleep Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Sleep Medicine Information
Description
Sleep medicine deals with the causes, diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. A sleep medicine physician treats problems such as sleep apnea and snoring, insomnia and narcolepsy. Sleep apnea is when a person actually stops breathing for a few seconds during sleep, and is usually accompanied by loud snoring. Narcolepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system, and is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, and a tendency to sleep at inappropriate times, even if the person gets adequate nighttime sleep. Also considered sleep disorders are periodic limb movements and restless legs.
Treatment includes overnight study in a sleep center, where technicians observe, monitor, and analyze brain activity, respiratory function, muscle function and other variables that help diagnose complex sleep disorders. Sometimes a physician may fit a patient may with a device to measure a person's activity, their environmental temperature, light levels and mood state, all recorded by a computer the size of wrist watch. This allows the physician to get objective, accurate data on the patient's daily life, and help to assess sleep problems.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. California has
83 practicing
sleep medicine doctors. Broken out by city, sleep medicine doctor density
in Alameda is 1,
in Barstow is 1,
in Beverly Hills is 1,
in Covina is 1,
in Cupertino is 1,
in Encinitas is 1,
in Fountain Valley is 2,
in Fremont is 1,
in Fresno is 3,
in Fullerton is 1,
in Glendora is 1,
in Huntington Beach is 1,
in Irvine is 1,
in Laguna Hills is 1,
in Long Beach is 3,
in Los Alamitos is 1,
in Los Angeles is 11,
in Manteca is 2,
in Menlo Park is 1,
in Merced is 1,
in Milpitas is 1,
in Monterey is 1,
in Murrieta is 1,
in Newhall is 1,
in Orange is 2,
in Oxnard is 1,
in Palo Alto is 4,
in Panorama City is 1,
in Pasadena is 2,
in Rancho Cucamonga is 1,
in Rancho Mirage is 1,
in Redlands is 1,
in Redwood City is 1,
in Sacramento is 1,
in Salinas is 2,
in San Bernardino is 1,
in San Diego is 5,
in San Francisco is 3,
in San Jose is 2,
in San Leandro is 1,
in Santa Barbara is 2,
in Santa Maria is 2,
in Santa Monica is 4,
in Sepulveda is 1,
in Sherman Oaks is 1,
in Simi Valley is 1,
in Stockton is 1,
in Sunnyvale is 1,
in Sylmar is 1,
in Tarzana is 1,
in Torrance is 2,
in Valley Village is 1,
in Ventura is 1,
in Walnut Creek is 2,
in West Hollywood is 1,
and in Whittier is 1.
California Information
California’s population is 36,142,137, and it is America’s third largest and most populous state. It also claims the highest and lowest altitudes in the lower 48 states. The lowest point in the country, Death Valley, is also home to the nation’s highest recorded temperature, 134 degrees. Tourists flock to this state for its many outdoor activities and attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive shopping, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wine country tours, and California’s numerous beaches and parks.
Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city, but California’s capital is Sacramento. The giant sequoias in California’s forests are among the oldest living things in the world, and a redwood in the Redwood National Park is said to be the world’s tallest tree, at 365 feet. California achieved statehood in 1850, and was named the Golden State after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848.
According to 2005 Census estimates, California has a population of 36,132,147.
Of this population, 9,308,563 are under the age of 18
and 3,827,038 are at or above the age of 65.
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