The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure treatment was developed almost 20 years ago by Professor Colin Sullivan in Sydney, Australia.  Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have now been successfully treated with this form of therapy. 

CPAP is nearly 100 percent effective and so it is generally considered to be the 'Gold Standard' for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing, especially severe obstructive sleep apnoea.   Patients with less severe conditions can often be treated with oral appliance therapy.

CPAP delivers air into the airway through a specially designed mask which is attached to a pressure pump.  The pump does not 'breathe' for the wearer;  it simply creates an 'air splint' by gently inflating the airway and holding it open so that the patient can breathe without obstruction while asleep. 

Recent advances in pump technology make the machines almost undetectably quiet.  A wide variety of different masks, headsets and accessories are available to ensure a completely comfortable night's sleep.  

The Sleep Therapy Clinic staff will take the time to help you become fully accustomed to your treatment and will keep working with you until you (and your partner) enjoy better sleep than ever before.

Oral appliance therapy is sometimes used by CPAP users for those occasions when they need a highly portable solution, or when the power supply to run the air-pump is not readily available (for instance, when travelling, camping or boating.)  Oral appliance therapy is also a good back up treatment in the event of power failure.