Sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. Left untreated, it can lead to serious complications including heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes — but with the right diagnosis and treatment, restful, restorative sleep is within reach.
During an apnea event, the airway becomes blocked or the brain fails to send the signals that drive breathing. Oxygen levels drop, the brain briefly rouses you to resume breathing, and the cycle repeats — sometimes hundreds of times a night — fragmenting your sleep without you ever fully waking.
The result is unrefreshing sleep, relentless daytime fatigue, and added strain on the heart and metabolism. Over time, untreated sleep apnea raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, and dangerous drowsiness behind the wheel. The good news: it is highly treatable, and effective therapy can transform how you feel and protect your long-term health.
The most common form, in which the muscles at the back of the throat relax and collapse, physically blocking the airway during sleep. Airflow is repeatedly reduced or stopped despite ongoing effort to breathe.
A less common form in which the brain temporarily fails to signal the muscles that control breathing. Unlike OSA, the airway is open, but the drive to breathe is interrupted.
Also called treatment-emergent central sleep apnea, this is a combination of both obstructive and central sleep apnea, requiring a carefully tailored treatment approach.
Beyond exhaustion, untreated sleep apnea is linked to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, and a markedly higher risk of accidents caused by daytime drowsiness.
We confirm the diagnosis with in-lab sleep studies (polysomnography) for complex cases, or convenient home sleep apnea tests you can complete in your own bed.
Continuous positive airway pressure is the most effective and proven treatment, gently keeping your airway open through the night. We handle setup, mask fitting, and ongoing optimization.
Custom-fitted mandibular advancement devices reposition the jaw to keep the airway open — a comfortable, portable option for snoring and mild-to-moderate apnea.
An FDA-approved implantable device for moderate-to-severe OSA. It gently stimulates the airway at the press of a remote — completely mask-free — for patients who can't tolerate CPAP.
Weight loss, alcohol cessation, and sleep-position changes can meaningfully reduce apnea severity and improve the results of other therapies.
For moderate-to-severe cases with obesity, medications such as Zepbound® (tirzepatide) can help. When appropriate, we also coordinate surgical options to address airway anatomy.
You don't have to live with exhausting nights and foggy days. Schedule an evaluation and let our specialists build a treatment plan that fits your life — and protects your health for the long run.