A 2020 study released by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that nearly half of truck drivers are at risk for obstructive sleep apnea. This table compares drivers tested for OSA using commercial driver medical exam (CDME) data compared to the STOP-Bang (SB) sleep apnea screening assessment on the same pool of drivers. A 2020 […]

Sleep health – Reprint Courtesy of Resmed. A few weeks ago, we began talking about sleep apnea comorbidities in our post on sleep apnea side effects. A comorbidity is a health condition that often exists at the same time in the same patient as a different health condition. That doesn’t necessarily mean that one health […]

The Silencer is covered by many extended health insurance plans, among them Pacific Blue Cross – Sun Life – Green Shield Canada, and Great West Life.  Individual contracts and coverage criteria vary with these insurance providers.  As part of our complimentary services to our patients in advance of treatment we assist in preparing a Pre-Determination […]

We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to book a 15-30 minute telephone consultation. You will cover how mandibular repositioning devices work, along with the causes and various treatment alternatives for sleep apnea.  Discussion will also include a review of the steps towards therapy of sleep testing and insurance pre-determination providing details surrounding the […]

Review Oral Appliance Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: State of the Art Kate Sutherland 1,2,* and Peter A. Cistulli 1,2 1 Sleep Research Group, Charles Perkins Centre and Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; [email protected] 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW […]

We are pleased to now be seeing patients in Penticton at the offices of CanSleep Services Inc. at 1498 Leir Street.

World Sleep 2019 is a full scientific congress on sleep medicine and research taking place from September 20-25, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. Our sleep congresses bring sleep professionals from more than 75 countries together to advance sleep health worldwide. The congress will feature the most current, world-class scientific content in the field of sleep medicine […]

Updated prevalence nearly 10 times greater than WHO’s 2007 estimate of more than 100 million Untreated obstructive sleep apnea can lead to “major neurocognitive and cardiovascular” conditions, as well as high economic and societal costs, study says ResMed-led analysis of data from 193 countries, using data from the World Health Organization, and United Nations World […]

After all these years Dr. Halstrom is still helping patients live a happier, healthier, and snore free life!    

I sincerely appreciate Mr. Harder taking the time to pen these kind words to share his story and experience with my father and his invention – The Silencer. Don Halstrom – Jan 8th, 2019 “When you speak to your father please convey my sincere appreciation to him for what this appliance has meant to my […]