Understanding snoring and sleep apnea
Want to understand your snoring, review your treatment or learn more about oral appliances? Our guides give you reference points to prepare your questions and discuss them with your practitioner.
Guides to help you find your way
8 guides
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Struggling with CPAP: what can you do?
Understand the difficulties of using CPAP, what to review with your doctor and the options to discuss for your situation.
Review your CPAP difficulties -
Mandibular advancement device: who is it for?
Understand the role of the medical assessment, the dental evaluation and follow-up in choosing a suitable oral appliance.
Understand oral appliance candidacy
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Snoring and sleep apnea: when should you seek an assessment?
Does snoring need investigating? Which signs should catch your attention? Understand when to see a doctor and what an assessment can clarify.
When to have snoring assessed -
Home sleep test or polysomnography: understanding your sleep study
What home tests measure, including WatchPAT-type tests, and what a full polysomnography adds.
Understand sleep tests -
CPAP or oral appliance: how to choose your treatment?
Day-to-day advantages, recent studies and medical criteria to discuss the right option for your situation.
Compare CPAP and oral appliances -
Oral appliance: how do you check that it works?
Is snoring less enough? Understand the role of adjustments, a sleep test with the appliance in place and comprehensive care.
Checking oral appliance effectiveness -
Sleep apnea appliance or night guard: what is the difference?
These devices do not have the same purpose. Learn how they differ and what to do if you already wear a night guard.
Sleep apnea appliance vs night guard -
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE): what is it for?
Understand the indications, the procedure and the role of this test in guiding treatment for some types of sleep apnea.
About drug-induced sleep endoscopy
Understanding oral appliance therapy
The essentials of mandibular advancement device therapy, why we chose Panthera and the support Shalvina provides. Our patient brochure is currently available in Hebrew and French.
Review your situation
A consultation allows your situation to be examined and the options suited to your needs to be discussed.