Sleep Surgery Solutions at the Sleep Surgery Centre
The Sleep Surgery Centre specializes in, and is dedicated
to, patients with snoring and/or apnea (stopping breathing
when asleep), and the surgical correction of these problems.
It has been established to:
Provide an integrated sevice, comprising all modes of both diagnosis and treatment, to every patient who has sleep disordered breathing, and to his or her doctor. This is achieved through The Sleep Surgery Centre's liason with CanSleep Services Inc. and its medical and paramedical consultants.
Provide you, the patient, with information about sleep
surgery
Promote the research and development of sleep surgery
Provide sleep surgery for those who need it
Our staff are trained professionals whose primary concern is your
overall health and well being. Our aim is to direct each patient to
the optimal treatment for him or her. Should surgery be selected by
you, expect detailed preoperative counseling, a comfortable and caring
environment, and the availability of ongoing care and advice following
the procedure.
Dr. Richard R.J.Smyth,
M.B.B.S., L.R.C.P., F.R.C.S.(C), F.R.C.S.(Eng). And Staff
Dr. Smyth is the founder of the Sleep Surgery Centre.
He has been a practising Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeon for twenty
years, and for the last seven years has specialized in sleep surgery.
The Centre is registered with the College
of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. and fully complies with
its regulations for laser palate surgery.
The founding principle of the Sleep Surgery Centre
is "Proper rest is essential to good health". Snoring
and Sleep Apnea usually interfere significantly with both partners'
rest. Snorers as well as their partners, wake and get woken, and
both are subject to headaches, daytime sleepiness, irritability,
moodiness, and broken relationships. Moreover, many snorers are
in fact unrecognized apneics, and experience more serious symptoms
including anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction, raised blood
pressure, heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and severe sleepiness,
resulting in vehicular, workplace, and other accidents.
We all know what Snoring is, but what Is Sleep Apnea?
A great article for you to read up on Snoring and Sleep Apnea can
be found at
the BUPA Health Organization. It contains descriptions of snoring
and sleep apnea, what causes it, who's at risk and much more information.
Pillar Implant Procedure
Health Canada has recently approved this procedure, which has proven effective in treating snoring and sleep apnea.