What is telehealth sleep care?
Telehealth — sometimes called telemedicine or a virtual visit — means meeting with your sleep physician over a secure video connection instead of driving to the office. You use your phone, tablet, or computer, and we do the rest: review your history, talk through your symptoms, look at your test results together, and build a plan.
For sleep medicine, this works remarkably well. So much of good sleep care is conversation, education, and fine-tuning — the kind of thing that doesn't require you to be in the same room. It's also our answer to two problems patients tell us about constantly: getting to a specialist takes too long, and simple follow-up questions turn into days of phone tag.
What we can do virtually
Most of your sleep care can happen by video. Common telehealth visits include:
New patient consults
A full first visit to review your symptoms, history, and goals — and to decide whether you need a sleep study.
Results review
Go over your home or in-lab sleep study results with your physician and understand exactly what they mean.
CPAP follow-up
Check your therapy data, troubleshoot mask or pressure issues, and adjust your setup so you'll actually stick with it.
Medication management
Review and adjust sleep-related medications, discuss side effects, and coordinate refills where appropriate.
Ongoing care & check-ins
Routine follow-ups for insomnia, restless legs, and other conditions — without taking a half-day off work.
Ordering a home sleep test
When testing makes sense, we can arrange a take-home study that ships to your door and never requires an office trip.
What still needs an in-person step
Telehealth covers a lot, but a few things are hands-on by nature. We'll be upfront about when you need to come in:
- 1 In-lab overnight sleep studies
- 2 CPAP mask fittings that need hands-on sizing
- 3 Oral appliance impressions & fittings
- 4 A physical exam when your history calls for one
- 5 Certain new controlled-substance prescriptions
- 6 Inspire implant evaluation & procedures
If your care ever needs an in-person step, we make it easy. Our accredited lab and clinic are right here in Glendale, and your physician stays the same whether you're on video or in the room.
What to expect from a virtual visit
A telehealth appointment feels a lot like an office visit — just without the drive. Here's the typical path:
You don't need anything fancy — just a private spot, a stable internet connection, and a device with a camera. If you use CPAP, having your machine or its app handy lets us review your data together.