We are able to offer respiratory and sleep consultations 5 days a week, there is always a physician available for urgent referrals.
Conditions Commonly Seen
- Asthma
- Emphysema/smoking related lung disease
- Respiratory infections, e.g. pneumonia
- Lung cancer or nodules
- Pulmonary sarcoidosis
- Lung fibrosis and other infiltrates
- Snoring
- Obstructive sleep apnoea
- Central sleep apnoea
- Insomnia
- Sleep walking and other sleep arousal disorders
- Narcolepsy and other unexplained daytime sleepiness
- Restless Legs Syndrome.
Lung Function Testing
The Chest & Sleep Centre has its own lung function testing equipment, enabling accurate breathing screening tests to be performed on all patients. We also test nasal resistance in the rooms which can be helpful when treating sleep disorders. These tests are bulk billed.
In the Public Hospital, comprehensive laboratory based lung function testing can be performed, including a range of challenge tests for asthma and skin prick testing for allergies.