Sleep Medicine
People with chronic pain may suffer from a self-perpetuating cycle of pain, insomnia, and depression or anxiety. For example, someone who is in pain may become anxious when they cannot sleep. They may sleep poorly and wake up feeling depressed, which increases their sensitivity to pain. The next night, they are in pain again, so they cannot sleep well, and the cycle continues. Over time, this negative cocktail may worsen existing conditions and even have an influence on a person’s level of disability.
In Summary, Pain and Sleep disorders go “hand in hand” and should be treated together.

Dr. Patrick O’Beirne has trained in the subject of “Sleep Dentistry” and is now a provider of SomnoMed Continuous Open Airway Therapy. See SomnoMed.com for more details.
Dr. O’Beirne liases with Dr. Michael Mc Weeney (Consultant Respiratory Physician) Galway, in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
Can’t tolerate CPAP? A SomnoMed Appliance may be the answer.
Click here to download the Epworth Sleepiness Scale leaflet.
Click here to download the STOP-BANG Sleep Apnea Questionnaire.