The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | March 2017 Ask the Physician


I try to get enough sleep, somewhere between 7-8 hours most nights, but I’m still waking up exhausted and drag myself through the day.


What could be the problem? Tim H., Flemington, NJ


Tim, there could be a number of problems for your daytime fatigue. One of the most common sleep problems is “sleep apnea,” which is an abnormal breathing pattern at night, and may involve shallow breathing or even pauses in breathing.


When you don’t get enough oxygen while you’re sleeping at night, it can make you tired during the day, and over time this can have a number of other health consequences, including high blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmias.


At Deborah Heart and Lung Center we have a full-service Institute for Sleep Medicine, at which we perform comprehensive sleep studies to evaluate a whole range of sleep disorders—and sleep apnea is among them.


If you are concerned about your daytime fatigue, a sleep study may be beneficial and I would recommend it!


Michael Nolledo, M.D., FASM Director, Institute for Sleep Medicine Deborah Heart and Lung Center


I’ve always been a snorer, but my wife says it’s gotten much worse.


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