The importance of sleep
10 September 2021
30-year-old Anntoinette Mario credits her Personal Trainer with insisting she get checked after she was dizzy and short of breath at a gym session last year. Putting it down to shift work and a busy schedule, she’s grateful now to have been referred to the Sleep Disorder Clinic at SCGH for sleep study tests for a firm diagnosis and health plan going forward.
“I don’t drive anymore; I’m so tired all the time and I’m scared I’ll hurt someone,” said Anntoinette.
“Thank goodness I’m here getting this sorted out while I’m young; I’m grateful to get some treatment.”
According to Sleep Scientist Sarah Mutch, women make up about 35% of sleep study patients at SCGH, with the majority coming in for obstructive sleep apnoea, sleep hypo-ventilation or insomnia.
“There are lots of other reasons people come too like restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy and shift worker disorders, but the process is the same,” said Sarah...