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Winchester Sleep Center, LLC

Thank you for visiting the Winchester Sleep Center's web site. Our goal is to provide you with a powerful resource and help you acquire knowledge about the vast field of sleep medicine.

The Winchester Sleep Center offers the latest technology coupled with specially trained physicians and technicians who detect and treat sleep disorders. Patients are referred to the sleep center by physicians or through self-referral. When you come to the center, the sleep physician will conduct a physical exam and history evaluation. The evaluation may be the key to discovering the cause of the sleep problem.

Winchester Sleep Center Opens

Dr. Christopher Smith has announced the opening of the Winchester Sleep Center located at 2230 Cowan Highway, next to the Winchester Urgent Care. The Center is a new four-bed facility dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. Doctors Thomas Phelps and Raghu Upender will be the consulting physicians. Staff members include...
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Learn More About Sleep

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Sleep Is Essential

Sleep is absolutely essential for normal, healthy function. Scientists and medical professionals do not fully understand this complicated, necessary, physiological phenomenon. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, about 40 million people in the United States suffer from chronic long-term sleep disorders each year and an additional 20 million people suffer occasional sleep problems.

Want A Better Nights Sleep??? Try The Following

1. Maintain a regular bed and wake time schedule including weekends.

2. Establish a regular, relaxing bedtime routine such as soaking in a hot bath or hot tub and then reading a book or listening to soothing music.

3. Create a sleep-conducive environment that is dark, quiet, comfortable and cool.

4. Sleep on a comfortable mattress and pillows. 5. Use your bedroom only for sleep and sex.

6. Finish eating at least 2-3 hours before your regular bedtime.

7. Exercise regularly. It is best to complete your workout at least a few hours before bedtime.

8. Avoid caffeine (e.g. coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate) close to bedtime. It can keep you awake.

9. Avoid nicotine (e.g. cigarettes, tobacco products). Used close to bedtime, it can lead to poor sleep.

10. Avoid alcohol close to bedtime.

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Sleep Facts

How much do you know about caffeine?

Caffeine, often called “world’s most popular drug,” is a normal part of many of our daily lives. It is found in the three most popular drinks in the world—coffee, tea and cola—and in other soft drinks, chocolate, and some medications. Scientists say caffeine is not harmful in moderation—up to 250mg a day—as long as it is not consumed close to bed time (within 4-6 hours), which can disrupt sleep.