Children who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or who experience restless sleep, snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness or persistent bedwetting may have an underlying sleep disorder.
The Sleep Medicine Department at Riley at IU Health is the only American Academy of Sleep Medicine-accredited sleep program exclusively for children in Indiana. Board certified sleep medicine specialists evaluate children and work with your child's primary care doctor to develop an individualized treatment plan. We provide comprehensive care through a team of specialists that includes doctors with additional training in pediatric pulmonology, pediatric neurology and child psychology. Our team also includes dedicated nurse coordinators, respiratory therapists and certified sleep educators.
Symptoms of sleep disorders can include:
If your child has any of these symptoms or if you think he or she has a sleep problem, the first step is an evaluation by your child's primary care doctor. The doctor may refer you to our sleep medicine specialists or behavioral sleep specialist for issues that require more intensive care and management. If there are more complicated sleep problems, your child may receive care in the following areas:
Our sleep specialists are also experienced in managing the respiratory issues of neuromuscular conditions and Down syndrome.
Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.
We offer a number of different Sleep Medicine services. Below are some, but not all, of the services that we provide. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our department.
Learn about the skills and specialties of our sleep medicine doctors and the family-centered care they provide.
In addition to our primary hospital location at the Academic Health Center in Indianapolis, IN, we have convenient locations to better serve our communities throughout the state.
Sort through 4 facilities offering Sleep Medicine care by entering your city or zip below.
The Sleep Medicine at Riley at IU Health provides the following forms for parents, healthcare providers and personnel. We have also curated relevant resources from other websites and provided links with brief descriptions of the information that is available.
Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire: Younger than age 3 (Riley at IU Health)
Please complete this questionnaire before your child's first appointment.
Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire: Ages 3 and older (Riley at IU Health)
Please complete this questionnaire before your child's first appointment.
Adolescent Sleep Log (Riley at IU Health)
This sleep log will help your child's doctor better understand your child's sleep habits and patterns.
Sleep Diary (Riley at IU Health)
Your child's doctor may ask you to fill in this sleep diary and fax it the Sleep Medicine Department.
We provide multispecialty care for a number of conditions. Below are links to our related programs.
The sleep medicine specialists at Riley at IU Health work with you to provide advanced diagnosis and treatment for your patients. Through ongoing research, we develop leading edge therapies that improve patient care.
Riley at IU Health works with referring physicians in Indiana and beyond.
Refer A PatientWe are working on several ongoing research projects. For more information about our research studies, please call 317.944.5000.
As faculty members of the Indiana University School of
Medicine, we help train the next generation of pediatric pulmonologists and
sleep medicine specialists. Our Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program provides
post-residency training in an atmosphere of mentorship and collaboration, and
our sleep medicine fellowship is the only program in Indiana accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
