Sleep Center

The power of teamwork

The Sleep Center team includes doctors who are board-certified sleep specialists, psychologists and nurse practitioners who specialize in treating children with sleep problems. Sometimes the skills of another specialist, like an ear, nose and throat doctor, are needed. Our team approach makes it easy, because these experts are all available in each of our convenient locations.

Children's Wisconsin offers the only sleep center in the state dedicated solely to caring for children.

What happens in the Sleep Center

Our Sleep Center is divided into two parts: sleep clinic and sleep lab. During a Sleep Clinic appointment, a specialist will talk with you and your child about his or her sleep problems. After this appointment, your child may need special tests in our sleep lab.

Most children first visit the sleep clinic for an evaluation that includes gathering the child's medical history and doing a physical exam. Sometimes only changes in a child's behavior or a family's bedtime activities are needed. Other times, children may need an overnight test in a sleep lab.

Sleep lab

Learn about having a sleep study.

Some children will need to stay overnight in our state-of-the-art sleep lab for a sleep test. While some sleep centers may treat both children and adults, Children's Wisconsin specializes in the care of children only. Throughout the night, a specially trained and registered sleep technologist will monitor your child's breathing, oxygen levels, heartbeat, brain activity, body movements and snoring. Sleep tests give doctors important information about your child's health. None of the tests are painful.

All children, even those with complex medical needs, can be monitored and safely cared for in our sleep lab. To help parents and children feel more comfortable, we offer space for one parent to stay overnight with the child during his or her sleep study. Our sleep labs are equipped with TV/videos, free WI-FI and a family lounge with a refrigerator. Children and families can feel like they are at home.

Schedule an appointment

To speak with a Sleep Center provider please call (877) 607-5280. Our providers will help you and your family schedule a sleep study if needed.

Research

The Sleep Center team is active in research with a focus on giving the best care to our patients and families. This includes:

• Improving care of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy.
• Improving care for patients who use positive airway pressure therapy.
• Enhancing the skills of our sleep technologists to improve patient experience in the sleep lab.
• Working with teams such as Otolaryngology or Neurosurgery to study different sleep related disorders. 

This research keeps our team looking ahead to new treatments and advancements in solving sleep disorders.