You CAN Sleep Better & Wake Up Refreshed When You Get The Right Help
Talk to our gentle dentists to see which sleep apnea treatment will help you feel happier & live life with more energy every day.
What stories do you tell yourself about your sleep patterns?
You've likely come here because you're tired of being tired. Those of us who don't get quality sleep can find it frustrating to get the right answers about what is wrong and how to get help.
Many of us often we make excuses for poor sleep: "oh it's just stress" or "I'm too busy to think about sleep," and even "it's my kids!" All of these can be a factor in stopping you from sleeping blissfully every night, but there is something you can do about it.
Getting better sleep could be a key to you enjoying a healthier, happier and more satisfying life source.
Many of us often we make excuses for poor sleep: "oh it's just stress" or "I'm too busy to think about sleep," and even "it's my kids!" All of these can be a factor in stopping you from sleeping blissfully every night, but there is something you can do about it.
Getting better sleep could be a key to you enjoying a healthier, happier and more satisfying life source.
Snoring is not "normal." Snoring is like a body alarm alerting you that you aren't breathing properly.
Why is it important to treat sleep apnoea or poor sleeping habits?
In short, poor sleep in the long run can lead to poor health. When you sleep it allows your body to rejuvenate, and if that’s not happening properly it more likely that you will feel tired all the time. Tiredness is just one symptom of a lack of quality sleep, here are some others that you may also identify with:- You can't stop your weight gain or it's harder to lose weight
- You get sick easily or it takes longer to recover from colds and flu
- Your blood pressure is going up and your GP wants to put you on blood pressure medication
- You have had a stroke or a heart attacks or have been told that you at risk of having one
So ask yourself, what is 10 extra years worth to you? What would it mean to your children and family to have you around for 10 years longer?
These symptoms may indicate that you have sleep apnoea
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.
- Snoring, even if it is only softly
- Waking up tired (even after a full nights sleep)
- Consistently finding it difficult to fall asleep after 15-20 minutes in bed
- Waking up with a headache or neck pain
- Difficulty losing weight
- High blood pressure
- Getting tired during the day despite sleeping the whole night
- Breathing through your mouth during the day or when you sleep
- Gasping for air when sleeping or choking (ask your spouse or partner if you do this at night)
- Getting tired and / or sleeping as passenger in the car
- Falling sleep while watching TV
- Needing to wake up at night to use the bathroom
How can a dentist be a sleep apnoea specialist in Melbourne?
Our patients think we're psychic when we ask if they have been having poor sleep between appointments! Our sleep apnoea specialist dentists have been trained to diagnose and treat sleep apnoea.It's easy to forget that dentists are doctors who are trained experts with your mouth and parts of your body that connect to your mouth. It is in these areas where many problems that cause sleep apnoea begin.
Often we can see the signs of poor sleep on your teeth (signs of grinding, fracture marks, teeth constantly breaking, signs of large tonsils, narrow airways, tongue shape).
Some dental treatments can fail because of habits during your sleep, especially if you are clenching or grinding your teeth. The right combinations of symptoms that help us to better target our treatments to make a real difference to your life, beyond shiny white teeth.
These are just some of the reasons why our dentists can help diagnose and treat your sleep apnoea, whereas your GP may have missed it. This doesn't mean you have a bad GP, we're just good at different things.
I think I need to do something about this. So how can I fix my sleep apnoea?
The first step is for you to take a sleep study. Sleep studies can be conducted in a hospital, which requires an overnight stay and potential out of pocket expenses if you don't have health insurance, or at home.
In-home sleep studies are easy to do and you can may be able to get a sleep study with us for free. We have the machines to help you conduct an at-home sleep study and this method helps us get your results quickly! It also allows us to assess you sleeping in your natural environment, rather than on an uncomfortable hospital gurney that you are not used to.
At this point we will have most of the information we need to determine the type of sleep problem you have and how to tackle it most effectively. Want to figure out if you have sleep apnoea or understand your treatment options? Call our friendly team on (03) 9459 6300 to book an appointment or find out more, or you can easily book your appointment online:
What are my treatment options for sleep apnoea?
Your treatment options could include one, or a combination of these sleep apnoea treatments:
- Lifestyle changes: your routine before going to bed could be standing between you and quality sleep. Leading a busy lifestyle can often stop you from improving your quality of sleep unless you make a conscious effort. Download some easy-to-implement lifestyle changes to improve your sleep.
- Sleep Appliances: whether you need them can only be determined when the cause of poor sleep is known, and been assessed. Oral appliances are not for everyone and there are a lot of different appliances that can be made. The use of these appliances is also best with lifestyle changes.
- CPAP Machine: This will be recommended depending on your sleep study results. Often this has the most resistance as no one wants to “wear a machine to sleep”. Depending on your results this may be the best place to start, and along with lifestyle changes it may help you ultimately get off the machine.
- Surgery: In some of our patients, the cause of the snoring or sleep apnoea is the result of a physical constriction of their nasal or oral airways. If this is the case for you too, you may need surgery to correct this. We work with great specialists in the area to help with this and will be glad to give you a referral if we think you need one.
You deserve to sleep better. You deserve to enjoy a life of vitality. A life full of energy. A life where you have the time to spend on doing what your heart desires. You deserve a life that comes from having great sleep.
Ok, I'm actually exhausted all day! I want to fix this
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Or you can book an appointment by calling us on (03) 9459 6300 during business hours