Record #: MHH0566
Last Full Update: 10 Jun 2024

Contact Information

Office Phone 905-338-4484
Toll Free Phone To avoid long distance charges to a Halton Healthcare hospital, just dial local hospital number and request to be transferred
After Hours Phone 905-338-4484 or 905-338-2352 (for urgent matters only)
Crisis Phone Call 911 in emergencies
E-Mail patientrelations@haltonhealthcare.com
Website www.haltonhealthcare.on.ca/services_/28763/t28670-sleep-lab
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Agency Information

Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Established 2015
Funding Donations * Ontario Health (Central)

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

Sleep lab provides sleep studies to diagnose and treat the following conditions:

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): caused by an obstruction of the upper airway characterized by repetitive pauses in breathing despite the effort to breathe
  • Central Sleep Apnea: similar to OSA but the brain stops sending signals to the muscles that control breathing * may be associated with other medical conditions such as obesity, heart failure or Parkinson’s  Disease
  • Insomnia: sleeplessness or difficulty falling or staying asleep
  • Hypersomnia: excessive daytime sleepiness and/or prolonged night time sleep * always ‘hungry’ for (more) sleep
  • Narcolepsy: excessive daytime sleepiness characterized by the brain’s inability to regulate the sleep-wake cycle normally * frequent dream recall, may experience sudden muscle weakness often triggered by a strong emotion such as laughing or being frightened
  • Parasomnias: various abnormal behaviors during sleep such as Restless Leg Syndrome, REM-Behaviour Disorder, Night Terrors, Bruxism (teeth grinding)
Hours

Hours vary * appointment is required

Areas Served Halton Region
Boundaries Halton Region
Eligibility People of all ages who require health and medical services
Application

Physician referral required

Languages English
Fees Medical services are covered by OHIP

Site Information

Site Location Oakville (Bronte Creek)
Located In Community Oakville
Address & Map
3001 Hospital Gate
Oakville, ON L6M 0L8
 
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Intersection Third Line and Dundas St W
Physical Access Fully Accessible

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