Sleep apnoea
The snore that stops is the one that matters.
Obstructive sleep apnoea affects around one adult in ten — and most don't know they have it. Diagnosis takes one night in your own bed.
Is it apnoea?
Five signs your partner noticed first.
Sleep apnoea hides in plain sight because the person who has it is asleep when it happens. The classic pattern: loud snoring punctuated by silences, then a gasp or snort as breathing restarts — dozens, sometimes hundreds of times a night.
- Witnessed pauses in breathing during sleep.
- Morning headaches and a dry mouth on waking.
- Unrefreshing sleep, however long you spend in bed.
- Daytime sleepiness — nodding off in meetings, in front of the TV, at red lights.
- High blood pressure that's hard to explain or control.
Untreated apnoea raises the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes — and treatment is genuinely transformative. CPAP relief is often felt from the first night.
We fit a small recording device at the clinic — sensors for breathing, oxygen and position. You sleep at home as normal and return the kit next morning. A consultant reports the results within five working days.