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. 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.