Sleep care for men
Poor sleep is rarely just about sleep. It can come from stress, alcohol, medications, breathing problems at night, hormones or blood sugar. Your physician looks for the cause before deciding on treatment.
Common symptoms and concerns
- Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
- Waking up tired after a full night in bed
- Snoring, or a partner noticing pauses in your breathing
- Heavy daytime sleepiness or afternoon crashes
- Relying on alcohol or over-the-counter aids to sleep
How your physician evaluates it
- A detailed sleep history: schedule, habits, caffeine, alcohol and screens
- A review of every medication and supplement you take
- Screening for sleep apnea, with a home sleep test arranged when it's warranted
- Labs that can affect sleep and energy, such as thyroid, iron and blood sugar
Treatment
Depending on what your evaluation finds, your plan may include changes to sleep habits and routine, treating an underlying cause, prescription medication when appropriate, or a referral to a sleep specialist. Your physician reviews how it's working at each check-in and adjusts it.
Every plan starts with your baseline lab panel and a full evaluation with Dr. Chaniotakis. See how care works and what membership costs.
Treatment is always decided by a licensed physician after an evaluation and lab work. Not everyone is a candidate for every treatment, and individual results vary.
Example: how an evaluation works
Illustrative example, not a real patient. It shows how the process works, not a promised result.
A 42-year-old man who snores and wakes up tired
He sleeps seven hours but wakes unrefreshed, his partner has noticed pauses in his breathing, and he has two coffees after lunch.
- A full sleep history, including caffeine, alcohol and screen habits, plus a review of his medications.
- Because of the snoring and breathing pauses, a home sleep apnea test is arranged.
- Baseline labs, including thyroid, iron and A1c, to look for other causes of fatigue.
- If the test shows sleep apnea, the physician explains the treatment options and coordinates with a sleep specialist where needed. Caffeine timing is adjusted either way.
- Progress is reviewed at the next quarterly check-in.
Clinical guidelines on this topic
This page draws on published clinical practice guidelines, including:
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnostic Testing for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2017.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Behavioral and Psychological Treatments for Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Clinical Practice Guideline. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2021.
Other conditions we treat
Is this a testosterone clinic?
No. Testosterone therapy is one treatment we offer, prescribed only when your symptoms and repeat morning labs confirm it's needed. Many members are treated for something else entirely, like sleep, stress, thyroid or sexual health.
Do I ever have to come in?
Visits happen by secure video, from home or the office, and labs are drawn at a lab location near you. Some treatments may require an in-person exam; if yours does, your physician will tell you and we'll arrange it. Care is available to adults in Florida.
What if my labs come back normal?
Then your physician keeps looking for what's actually behind how you feel, and tells you honestly if medication isn't the answer. You're paying for a doctor's judgment, not a prescription.
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