Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. Snoring is known to cause sleep deprivation to both the snorer and those who hear him/her, as well as knock-on effects: daytime drowsiness, irritability, lack of focus, decreased libido. It has also been suggested that it can cause significant psychological and social damage to sufferers.
Sleep apnoea is a condition that interrupts your breathing when you are asleep. This is usually caused by an obstruction blocking the back of the throat so that the air cannot reach your lungs. The cessation of breathing automatically forces you to wake up in order to start breathing again. This can happen many times during the night, making it hard for your body to get enough oxygen, and preventing you from obtaining enough good quality sleep.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Death - A Doctor Discusses Symptoms and Treatments to Reduce Your Risk

Remember the headline is a bit overboard? Not if you believe that studies, such as from a 2008 in the journal Sleep , which followed 1,522 people over 18 years and noted with sleep apnea were 3 /8 times more likely to die than those without.

causes of sleep apnea stop breathing while asleep. Each episode last May a few seconds. You may have five to 30 or more episodes per minute. There are two types.

Central sleep apnea occurs because your brain is not actually say to breathe correctly. Various underlying diseases can cause it.

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the tissue in the back of your throat relaxes and blocks your airway during sleep. This is the most common and which we are talking about.

Almost all with obstructive sleep apnea snore loud.

common symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea are:

  • waking exhausted


  • sleepiness during the day


  • morning headaches


  • weight gain


  • dry throat

health risks of obstructive sleep apnea include:

  • High blood pressure


  • diabetes


  • heart attack


  • heart failure


  • Irregular heart beats

diagnosis takes place during one night in a sleep labth

treatment of obstructive sleep apnea include:

  • continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), consisting of a nose or face mask connected to a machine with a gentle air flow into your airways to keep open to all times


  • Oral devices around your airways open


  • surgery

treatment alleviates the symptoms. CPAP is the most common and usually preferred treatment, if you can tolerate the mask. There were some long-term studies to see if the treatment actually reduces the risk of dying. Stay tuned for that. The study Sleep has shown the risk of death declined from 3.8 to three times normal in those who had tried CPAP.

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