Chennai, February 19 SIMS Hospital, a healthcare provider, launched its "first integrated sleep institute" on Thursday. This multidisciplinary center is dedicated to treating sleep-related disorders, according to an official.
The institute brings together 10 specialties under a single, structured framework, integrating medical, surgical, diagnostic, and supportive services.
Equipped with a dedicated Sleep Board and advanced sleep analysis technologies, the center offers comprehensive and personalized treatment for neurological, psychological, and respiratory sleep disorders across all age groups, according to a press release.
The institute will provide specialized care for sleep-related conditions linked to cardiac events during sleep and stroke.
It will be staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprising ENT surgeons, pulmonologists, neurologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and conservative dentists, working collaboratively to deliver personalized care.
Dr. Karthik Madesh Ratnavelu, Director and Senior Consultant (ENT), who heads the sleep institute, said: "Stroke and nighttime heart attacks frequently occur in individuals with sleep disorders. In fact, at least three-fourths of patients experiencing these life-threatening events have underlying sleep disorders."
"The problem with snoring is that oxygen intake reduces while carbon dioxide elimination becomes inadequate, leading to serious systemic complications," he said.
"In many ways, untreated sleep disorders are as risky for heart disease and stroke as cigarette smoking is for cancer," he added.
Actor Aishwarya Rajesh inaugurated the institute in the presence of Ravi Pachamuthu, chairman of SRM Group, the release added.