Take snoring seriously
Snoring and broken sleep can signal deeper medical issues
Do you snore, choke in your sleep, wake up tired, struggling to stay awake during the day? Does your partner complain about your snoring? These are not just annoyances - they can be early signs of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a condition where your breathing repeatedly pauses during sleep. These symptoms are common - and often overlooked. But untreated OSA is linked to increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and cognitive decline. Even mild cases can drain your energy, mood, focus, and productivity.
The good news: once identified, OSA is highly treatable, and many people feel better surprisingly quickly.
Know what's happening
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea briefly stops your breathing - often without you noticing
In OSA, the airway narrows during sleep, causing repeated breathing pauses, dropping your oxygen levels. Your brain jolts you awake just enough to gasp for air - sometimes hundreds of times per night - preventing deep, restorative sleep. Over time, the strain can affect blood pressure, heart function, and cognitive health. The reassuring news: OSA is widely treatable, and most people notice improvements quickly once supported.
Understanding the condition is the first step to solving it.
Oxygen drives everything
Repeated oxygen drops during sleep strain the heart, brain and circulation.
When your airway closes, your oxygen levels fall. Your body responds by releasing stress hormones, spiking blood pressure, forcing your heart to work harder. This silent stress repeats all night long. Over time, these oxygen dips contribute to hypertension, arrhythmias, fatigue, memory issues, and accelerated cognitive decline.
Stabilising your airway protects your heart and brain - and helps you wake clear, calm, and energised. Restoring oxygen at night is one of the most powerful ways to protect long-term health.
Protect your future health
Untreated sleep disorders increase risk of heart disease, stroke and cognitive decline
Repeated disruption prevents the brain's overnight 'clean-up' processes, allowing inflammatory proteins to accumulate. Poor-quality sleep is linked with higher rates of hypertension, stroke, heart attack, and Alzheimer's-related changes in the brain. The important message: these risks are treatable. When breathing is stabilised at night, inflammation decreases, stress hormones settle, and cardiovascular strain improves, supporting long-term brain health.
Treating OSA reduces cardiovascular strain - a powerful preventative step.
Simple, effective treatment solutions
Awaken Plus offers personalised treatment that restores healthy breathing at night
Awaken Plus provides discreet, medical-grade home sleep studies. A compact device overnight in your own bed, recording your breathing pattern, oxygen levels, heart rate, and sleep stages. Our clinicians review the data and explain exactly what's happening - clearly and calmly. You'll know whether your symptoms require treatment, and what to do next. If sleep apnoea is detected, there are several straightforward treatment options. Depending on your needs, this may include a custom oral appliance, gentle airflow support, positional therapy, or personalised sleep-coaching strategies. Most people notice benefits quickly: clearer mornings, steadier energy, fewer nighttime awakenings, and improved mood. More importantly, treatment reduces long-term risk to your heart and brain. Awaken Plus supports you through testing, treatment, and ongoing care - every step of the way.
You're not alone
Sleep apnoea affects millions - but most remain undiagnosed
In the UK, around 25% of adults aged 30–70 have mild-to-severe sleep apnoea (OSA) - roughly 7.5 million people. About 1.5 million live with moderate-to-severe disease, where health risks increase sharply. Yet an estimated 70–85% of cases are never diagnosed. Most people assume they're just 'bad sleepers' or permanently tired. In reality, undiagnosed OSA can raise the risk of heart attack, stroke, dangerous driving fatigue, and cognitive decline. Severe, untreated disease is associated with 6–12 years of reduced life expectancy. Even moderate cases can drain energy, mood, focus, and productivity day to day. It's common, often silent, and highly treatable.
Awaken Plus makes testing and treatment simple - and the improvement in how you feel can be significant.
