National Sleep Day^®

As part of the 24th National Sleep Day, the sleep disorders exploration and treatment unit , the physical medicine and rehabilitation service , the sports medicine service , the sports and health center and the cross-functional clinical nutrition unit as well as the UNICAEN – INSERM U1237 and UMR-S 1075 COMETE units and the UFR STAPS offer you an afternoon of conferences and activities around the theme "Sleep, sports practice and nutrition".

Sleep management at the University Hospital

The sleep disorder exploration and treatment unit at the University Hospital is a multidisciplinary sleep center accredited by the French Society for Sleep Research and Medicine since 2008, and labeled a mixed children/adult center since June 2023.

Its main mission is the management of sleep disorders in adults and children: consultations, investigations and treatments.

Specialized consultations (pulmonology, neurology, psychiatry, pediatrics, pediatric neurology)
Explorations: respiratory polygraphy, polysomnography, vigilance tests, in dedicated hospital rooms with paramedical staff specifically trained in these techniques.
Treatments: implementation and monitoring of nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure ventilation, wakefulness-promoting treatments, CBT management of insomnia, etc.

Sleep consultations and examinations are offered only upon written request from a doctor.

The pathologies concerned are:

Insomnia and sleep conditioning disorders
Breathing problems during sleep
Narcolepsy and other hypersomnias
Sleepwalking and other parasomnias
Restless legs syndrome
Circadian rhythm disorders

The unit works closely with the neurology,ENT, maxillofacial surgery, pulmonology and pediatrics. It provides referral diagnoses for complex sleep disorders in Western Normandy, participates in teaching activities (training of medical and paramedical staff), communication and research in this field.

With nearly 2,000 consultations and nearly 1,000 sleep recordings in 2023, the Unit offers specialized and multidisciplinary care and a simplified pathway for patients and their attending physician.