Snoring, Sleep Apnea & Sleep Disorders

What is a Sleep Disorder?

Sleep disorders are conditions that change the way you sleep. A sleep disorder can significantly affect your health and quality of life. There are a lot of reasons this can happen, and your dentist can help!

Book an appointment

The 5 most common sleep disorders are:

Insomnia (most common)
Sleep Apnea (second most common) – Sleep Apnea is caused by a partial or complete closure of the upper airways during sleep. This prevents enough air from reaching the lungs and getting into the blood.
Narcolepsy
Restless Leg Syndrome
REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder
Sleep Walking
Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)

How do I know if I have Sleep Apnea?

You may have sleep apnea if you:

Snore
Wake up choking or gasping
Find out you are holding your breathe in your sleep
Feel tired throughout the day
Have difficulty concentrating
Wake up with headache, no matter how much sleep you get
Bruxism (clenching)

Having undiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea can increase your risk of developing other medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

What to do if I have the symptoms?

If you think you suffer from sleep apnea, you may consider having a sleep study done. A home-based sleep study (type 3) is an affordable and convenient test to diagnose sleep apnea.

It is done by using a device to measure your breathing, blood oxygen and body position while you sleep. You will receive a report from your sleep/respiratory physician.

Treatments

Depending on the cause and the severity of your case treatments could be:

Surgery: due to anatomical obstruction such as large tonsils, uvula or nasal problems
CPAP (Gold Standard of Snoring Treatment). This is a device splint that opens up your airways while you sleep.
Snoring Oral Appliance (Mandibular Advanced Splints). For more information about snoring Appliance visit SomnoMed.

Book an appointment

Virtual Consultation / Teledentistry

Looking for a virtual consult? Are you:

Nervous about visiting the dentist?
Short on time?
Not feeling well?
Unable to travel?
Just want a second opinion?

Our teledentistry phone consults can help direct you on the best course of action for your dental needs, and could even save you from making a trip to see us.

Find out more

Virtual Consultation - Services available at the tooth place

Our Practice

Send us a selfie!

Send us a photo of your teeth with a description of what you’re hoping to achieve. Our team will reply with information to help you on the first exciting step of your journey to a brand new smile.

Find Out More