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Dr. Hemant Shah, MD

  • 6728 Loop Road Suite 304
  • Dayton,
  • Ohio
  • 45459

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
  • Sleep Medicine
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Dr. Michael Steffan, MD

  • 1 Childrens Plaza
  • Dayton,
  • Ohio
  • 45404

Specialties

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Pediatrics
  • Sleep Medicine
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Dayton Information

Dayton, Ohio is home to 2 practicing sleep medicine doctors who have offices in 1 county and 3 zip codes, including zip codes 45459, 45404, and 45402.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Dayton has a population of 158,873, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 sleep medicine doctor for every 79,436 residents.

Ohio Information

Ohio’s northern border is Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes. Columbus is the capital city, and the population of Ohio is 11,464,042. Ohio is the birthplace of seven presidents, all born here before 1900. In 1803, President Jefferson approved Ohio’s boundaries and constitution, but congress did not formally admit Ohio as a state. Ohio was not officially accepted into the United States until retroactively in 1953 by President Eisenhower. Visitors drive through covered bridges, see earthen effigy mounds and other historical monuments, or go hiking, fishing, boating or golfing in Ohio’s state parks. The Goodyear Blimp in docks in Akron, the world’s largest crystal ball is in Westerville, and the SunWatch Indian Village Archaeological Park is a popular site in Dayton.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Ohio has a population of 11,464,042. Of this population, 2,685,258 are under the age of 18 and 1,522,387 are at or above the age of 65.

Sleep Medicine Information

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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.

 
 

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