Loud snoring, gasping or choking in your sleep, pauses in breathing, morning headaches, dry mouth, daytime tiredness and trouble concentrating.
Dental Sleep Medicine
Sleep Apnea
Non-surgical sleep apnea treatment in Raleigh, Cary and Durham, NC — custom oral appliance therapy for people who cannot tolerate a CPAP.
TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of Raleigh-Durham
Sleep Apnea Treatment in Raleigh, NC
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form. The airway is partly or fully blocked during sleep, producing loud snoring, pauses in breathing, gasping, restless nights and daytime fatigue.
Untreated, those repeated interruptions drop your oxygen and strain the heart, raising the risk of high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and fatigue-related accidents. Dr. Charles Ferzli treats it with jaw advancement and airway-focused appliance therapy — often alongside care for TMJ disorder, since jaw position drives both — for patients across Raleigh, Durham and the Triangle.
What Causes Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Airway Collapse
Soft tissue in the throat relaxes and obstructs airflow during sleep.
Tongue Position
The tongue falls backward and blocks the airway, especially while lying down.
Jaw Position
A retruded or small jaw reduces airway space and increases obstruction risk.
Weak Airway Muscles
Low muscle tone allows tissues to collapse during sleep.
Our Non-Surgical Sleep Apnea Treatment
CPAP works when people wear it, and many cannot. Drugstore mouthpieces do not reposition the jaw or tongue, and surgery is invasive without guaranteeing a permanent result. We treat the airway itself, so the improvement holds.
Custom Sleep Appliances
Reposition the jaw and tongue to keep the airway open naturally during sleep.
Myofunctional Therapy
Strengthen the oral and airway muscles and restore nasal breathing.
Laser Therapy
Tighten soft tissue and reduce snoring without surgery.
Combined Sleep Apnea Therapy
An appliance and CPAP together, with sleep physicians brought in when advanced testing is needed.
Our Approach
Why Choose Us?
Sleep apnea treatment is one of the specialized services we provide at the TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of Raleigh-Durham. Our focus is on identifying the root causes behind your symptoms and delivering safe, non-surgical solutions that support long-term health and comfort.
Your First Step Toward Relief Starts Here
Start with a Simple TMJ and Sleep Screening
Do You Have TMJ?
Take our quick 2-minute assessment to find out if your symptoms may be related to TMJ disorder.
Take TMJ Quiz
Sleep Apnea Risk?
Discover if your snoring, fatigue, or restless sleep could indicate sleep apnea with this brief screening.
Take Sleep Quiz
Our Commitment
Better Sleep, Better Health
Sleep apnea is more than snoring — it is a serious condition that affects your health and quality of life. At the TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of Raleigh-Durham we provide comfortable, non-surgical solutions that restore restful sleep and protect long-term health.
(919) 323-4242 Message UsSleep Apnea Questions
Yes. The symptoms happen while you are asleep, so a partner or family member is usually the first to notice the snoring, gasping or breathing pauses.
With a sleep study, at home or in a sleep center, measuring breathing patterns, oxygen levels and interruptions. We can coordinate it for you.
Not always. Depending on the type and severity, oral appliance therapy may treat it on its own, or lower the pressure a CPAP has to deliver.