Sleep Apnea & Snoring

Some people have their sleep disturbed by episodes of apnea (inability to breathe), a condition sometimes associated with snoring.

Long-term sleep apnea results in:

• Excessive daytime sleepiness
• Disturbed sleep 
• Reduced job performance

Sleep apnea is often associated with:

• blood pressure changes
• heart and lung problems
• altered brain functions
• fatal cardiac arrhythmias

Diagnosis requires an overnight sleep study during which heart rhythms, brain waves and breathing patterns are closely monitored. Non-surgical treatment is available through the application of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nC.P.A.P.) by mask through the patient's nose.