Breathing interruptions or reduction or pause of breathing (airflow) during sleep, is called sleep apnea which is common among adulŧ. Types of sleep apnea are-
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Central sleep apnea
- Mixed sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type of sleep apnea.
Why it occurs?
Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when muscles in the back of your throat relax too much and airway becomes obstructed or collapsed. It may occur many times during sleep.
Other causes are-
- Swollen of filters in the nose
- Deviated septum
- Shorter lower jaw than the upper jaw (retrognathia)
- Long palate
- In children, large tonsils and adenoids
- Obesity
- Large tongue
- Large neck or collar size
- Sometimes during laying flat on their backs
What are the Symptoms?
- Disrupts sleep
- During sleep observed episodes of breathing cessation
- Awakening with a sore throat or dry mouth
- Loud bursts of snoring
- High blood pressure controlling difficulty
- Headaches
- Daytime sleepiness/ fall asleep suddenly
- Difficulty concentrating
- Unusual irritability in the daytime
- Fatigue
- Frequent naps
- Insomnia
- Poor memory
What can happen if it left untreated?
- Untreated obstructive sleep apnea may cause heart disease or, if you have heart disease, it will lead to serious conditions, such as- High blood pressure, Cardiac arrhythmias, Heart failure, Stroke.
- Because of insufficient sleep, daytime sleepiness/ fall asleep suddenly/ difficulty concentrating occur which may lead to a serious road accident when you are outside home (walking/ driving).
- Eye problems
- Complications with and surgery and medications
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