Treatment for Sleep Apnea in Calgary

If you snore you’ve probably already heard how disruptive your sleep habits can be to the other people who live with you, and that’s never a good thing to hear, especially since it’s involuntary.

You may be embarrassed by the fact that you snore, but the truth is that snoring can mean you have a deeper problem - sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea can have a far greater impact than bothersome snoring. If your sleep is interrupted and you wake up tired, sleeping past your alarm, or you find yourself losing energy early in the day, it’s possible that sleep apnea is the cause.

Alpha Dental Care would like to help you treat your underlying problem with a sleep apnea mouth guard. You can get a specially designed oral appliance for treatment that can improve your sleep troubles and result in a more restful sleep for you (and others).

You may not even realize that you’re waking, because the episodes are often short and you’ll drift right back to sleep. Still, your night’s sleep is severely interrupted, diminishing the quality of your rest.

Some symptoms of sleep apnea include:

• Snoring: Sleep apnea sufferers will snore and it’s often constant throughout the night.
• Gasping or Choking: Your body will often gasp for breath at certain points during the night and you may wake up gasping or short of breath.
• Headaches: These may be experienced first thing in the morning when you wake, or throughout the day.
• Fatigue: Due to the obvious poor quality of rest you will often wake up tired. It may even be difficult to stay awake during the day.
• Loss of Concentration: As a side effect of lack of sleep, sleep apnea sufferers often have trouble concentrating during the day.

If you don’t live and sleep with another person, more than a few of those symptoms should be enough for you to have a sleep study done to verify whether or not you’re suffering from sleep apnea.

If you do live and sleep with another person, they may also be able to tell you whether or not you’re gasping for breath or if you stop breathing often during the night, but a sleep study will give you more certainty of your sleep condition.

Your first step is to book a complimentary sleep consultation at our clinic. We offer take-home sleep studies that you can do right in the comfort of your own home.

Do you often wake up tired? Does your partner’s snoring keep you awake at night? Are you concerned that the snoring may indicate the deeper problem of sleep apnea?

If any of these symptoms sound familiar, we’re here to help you today.

Our complimentary sleep study consultation can give you all the answers you need to improve your sleep and your health.