Sleep Apnea Treatment in Brantford, ON
Get help for your sleep apnea and snoring problems so you can finally enjoy restorative, quality sleep.
All About Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes interrupted breathing during sleep. It can disrupt your rest more than 30 times a night and is often characterized by pauses in breathing, gasping, waking up with headaches, feeling foggy or fatigued during the day, and loud snoring that can keep a partner awake.
Two main types of sleep apnea:
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea – The most common form, caused by tissues in the back of the throat collapsing and blocking the airway.
- Central Sleep Apnea – Caused by a disruption in communication between the brain and the muscles that control breathing.
If you’re experiencing symptoms, we can assess your condition, determine the cause, and guide you toward effective treatment options.
Benefits of Treating Sleep Apnea
A good night’s sleep is essential to emotional and physical well being. Even if you don’t remember waking up during the night, sleep apnea interrupts your natural sleep cycle, impacting health, relationships, and overall quality of life.
Better physical health – Treatment lowers the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, liver problems, and metabolic stress. It can also reduce the added risks associated with surgery or certain medications.
Feel normal again – Many sufferers report brain fog, trouble concentrating, and constant grogginess. After treatment, patients often feel sharper, more focused, and more like themselves.
Strengthen relationships – Reducing restlessness and snoring benefits both you and your partner, improving mood, energy, and day to day interactions.
How Sleep Apnea is Treated
Treatment depends on the cause and severity of the condition, and the right approach should fit your lifestyle.
Lifestyle changes – In mild cases, adjustments like losing weight, avoiding alcohol and sleeping pills, improving sleep hygiene, changing sleep positions, and quitting smoking can be highly effective.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) – A CPAP machine uses a mask to deliver a steady stream of air, keeping the airway open through the night. There are various mask and machine options for comfort and fit.
Oral appliances – These mouthguard like devices, worn during sleep, can reduce snoring, reposition the jaw, or stabilize the tongue to keep the airway clear.
Surgery and medication – For certain structural causes, procedures such as correcting a deviated septum, widening the airway, or adjusting the jaw can help.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequent loud snoring, pauses in breathing, waking up choking or gasping, night time bathroom trips, morning headaches, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and reduced sexual desire.
Yes. The brain may briefly rouse you dozens of times a night to restore breathing, often without you remembering, leaving you tired the next morning.
Some people may experience dryness or irritation in the nose and throat. We offer alternative treatments like oral appliances if CPAP isn’t right for you.
Many people feel improvement within a few weeks of treatment, especially with oral appliances or lifestyle changes. CPAP therapy may take longer to get used to, but it’s highly effective in improving sleep quality.
Obstructive sleep apnea is often linked to excess weight or obesity, but the exact cause varies and requires professional evaluation.
Being overweight, male, older in age, having a family history of sleep apnea, smoking, alcohol or sedative use, and chronic nasal congestion all increase risk.
Side sleeping (lateral position) is generally recommended to reduce symptoms.
Yes. While weight can be a factor, sleep apnea can develop for many reasons unrelated to body size.
