Sleep Apnoea & Snoring in Epsom, Auckland

Sometimes what’s happening in your mouth can quietly affect the rest of your body—especially when it comes to sleep.

Sleep apnoea is more than just loud snoring or restless nights. It’s a condition where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep, putting pressure on your heart, your mood, and your overall health. At Alpers Dental, we take a gentle, whole-person approach to treating it.

If you’re searching for sleep apnoea Auckland solutions that don’t rely on bulky machines or one-size-fits-all fixes, we may be able to help. With custom dental appliances and a focus on airway support, we work to improve your sleep quality—and in turn, your energy, clarity, and wellbeing.

Because restful sleep shouldn’t be a luxury. It should be part of your everyday health.

Snoring might seem harmless—even a little funny at times—but when it’s frequent or loud, it can be a sign that your body’s struggling to breathe properly during sleep.

Snoring happens when air flows through relaxed tissues in the throat, causing vibrations as you breathe. For many, it’s occasional. But for others, especially those around snoring Auckland wide, it can point to something more serious—like obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

If your snoring is paired with restless sleep, morning headaches, daytime fatigue, or moments where your breathing pauses in the night, it’s worth getting checked. These aren’t just small annoyances—they could be red flags that your sleep (and heart) are under strain.

At Alpers Dental, we offer simple, non-invasive treatments that support better breathing and more restorative sleep. No heavy machinery. Just customised solutions designed around your comfort, your lifestyle, and your health.

Because the way you sleep shapes the way you live.

Sleep apnoea is a sleep disorder where breathing repeatedly starts and stops. The lapses in breathing result in lower quality sleep and affects the body’s oxygen supply, which can result in serious health consequences. There are three main types of sleep apnoea:

Obstructive sleep apnoea. This is the most common form of sleep apnoea and is caused by a person’s throat becoming overly relaxed while sleeping, blocking the airways and preventing normal breathing.
Central sleep apnoea. This occurs when your brain fails to submit signals to your breathing muscles, resulting in not breathing for a short period of time. This is a rare form of sleep apnoea.
Complex sleep apnoea syndrome. Also known as treatment-emergent central sleep apnoea occurs when someone has both obstructive sleep apnoea and central sleep apnoea.
This condition is normally associated with loud, intense snoring, but just because a person snores doesn’t mean they have sleep apnoea. It can be caused by being overweight, excessive alcohol consumption or drug use can cause the airways to become more relaxed and cause blockages, and it can also be caused by genetics. People with a family history of sleep apnoea are more likely to suffer from the condition. It can affect children and adults and people of both sexes, although it is more common in men.

The most common symptoms of sleep apnoea are listed below. Just because you have one, or a few of these, doesn’t mean you have sleep apnoea. Check with your doctor to be certain.

- Very loud snoring
- Sleepiness and loss of energy when awake
- Painful headaches
- Restless sleep
- Insomnia and recurrent awakenings
- Waking up with a dry or sore throat
- Waking up in the night with gasping or choking sensations
- Sudden mood changes
- Poor concentration
- Going to the bathroom frequently at night.

Treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea may involve surgery, CPAP or BiPAP machines, or oral appliance therapy. Oral appliances provide the least invasive option and are often a good choice for the treatment of mild to moderate OSA. A carefully calibrated appliance can comfortably help hold the jaw in a precise position throughout the night, allowing critical oxygen flow.

All treatment recommendations should be made in consultation with your sleep physician. Once a treatment path that you can use consistently is chosen, we may be able to provide critical support for your efforts. If appliance therapy is selected, it’s essential the right method and positioning are designed to precisely maintain your airway.Practice gentle brushing and flossing techniques.
Switch to a desensitizing toothpaste, such as Sensodyne or Colgate Sensitive.

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