Quality sleep is essential for your overall well-being. It plays a critical role in your physical, mental, and emotional health.
Sleep Medix is dedicated to providing diagnostics, therapies, and services to help you in your journey to a better sleep.
CPSA Accredited Sleep Medicine Diagnostics Provider
Prevalence of Sleep Disorders
%
of Canadians will experience a sleep disorder during their lifetime.
%
(5.4 million) of Canadians adults report either being diagnosed with sleep apnea (3%) or are at high risk for OSA (19%).
%
of Canadian adults (3.3 million) meet the criteria for insomnia.
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)?
These pauses in breathing in turn causes oxygen levels to drop and alerts the brain to wake up, disrupting sleep patterns and preventing deep, restorative sleep. Common symptoms of OSA include snoring, daytime tiredness, morning headaches, moodiness, and slow reactive time. Long-term consequences can include serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and mood disturbances such as depression and anxiety.
On Your Way to Better Sleep Health
Start with a Home Sleep Apnea Test:
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Helping You Succeed with
Treating Your Sleep Apnea
OSA is the partial or complete collapse of the upper airway or throat causing pauses in breathing (called apneas).
These pauses in breathing in turn causes oxygen levels to drop and alerts the brain to wake up, disrupting sleep patterns and preventing deep, restorative sleep. Common symptoms of OSA include snoring, daytime tiredness, morning headaches, moodiness, and slow reactive time. Long-term consequences can include serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and mood disturbances such as depression and anxiety.