Apnoea is most common during sleep, hence why it’s called Sleep Apnoea, and this is a very serious medical condition that must be dealt with.

There are very few people who don’t know what snoring is, but sleep apnoea is a more serious version of snoring.

People snore because when they are asleep, the muscles in the back of the throat relax and the airway closes up slightly.

Then when we breathe the tissue in the narrower airway vibrates causing the noise you hear.

If the airway closes too much when you breathe in, you completely shut the airway off and because of air pressure differences, you stop breathing, this is now Apnoea.

Treatment for Snoring and Sleep Apnoea is the first to have a Sleep study, which can be organized by your doctor. Once this is done and assessed by a Specialist Sleep Physician, you will have a category rating from 0-3.

Generally ‘0’ is no apnoea but snoring, ‘1’mild, ‘2’moderate and ‘3’ severe. So what do Ormond dentists have to do with this? The most common treatment for categories 2 & 3 is a CPAP machine. CPAP is a Continuous Positive Air Pressure machine that blows air into your mouth to keep your airways open.

But if you are in category 0 or 1, a Dental Appliance will work very well in eliminating your problem, so contact Ormond Dental about this if you think this may be affecting you.

Treatment for Snoring and Sleep Apnoea is the first to have a Sleep study, which can be organized by your doctor. Once this is done and assessed by a Specialist Sleep Physician, you will have a category rating from 0-3.

Generally ‘0’ is no apnoea but snoring, ‘1’mild, ‘2’moderate and ‘3’ severe. So what do Ormond dentists have to do with this? The most common treatment for categories 2 & 3 is a CPAP machine. CPAP is a Continuous Positive Air Pressure machine that blows air into your mouth to keep your airways open.

But if you are in category 0 or 1, a Dental Appliance will work very well in eliminating your problem, so contact Ormond Dental about this if you think this may be affecting you.