sleep apnea (OSA) is a form of the disorder which is
the upper airway being partially or fully blocked during sleep. This
blockage causes a knock-on effect whereby the lungs, diaphragm and
chest muscles have to work overtime just to pump blood around the body
and keep the vital organs healthy.
you have this disorder you are at more risk of sudden cardiac
death. This can be because your heart has to work harder than
usual, to keep you alive.
sleep apnea (CSA) happens when your brain stops sending out
signals required to ensure your body is breathing regularly while you
sleep. It's not that you cannot breathe because of an actual blockage
in your airway, but rather that the muscles do not even try to
body should then jolt you out of your sleep to try and restart the
breathing process again. There have been documented cases linking
central sleep apnea with strokes. If there is a
disturbance in the
blood supply flowing to the brain this can cause an incident.
sleep apnea (MSA) is a combination of both central and
sleep apnea. Medical studies show that more often than not it starts
out as central apnea and then develops into obstructive apnea.
these disorders can have detrimental effects on long-term health but
both combined can be extremely dangerous.
General Symptoms of
- Inability to concentrate
- Mood swings
- Anger issues
- Dry mouth
apnea death, like its name might suggest, is where death can occur or
from experiencing one or more of the sleep apneas for a prolonged
period of time. This is why it is crucial
to contact your physician as soon as you or your spouse
suspect that there is more going on than just simple snoring.
suggest that the most common condition
apneas can cause is cardiac
arrest. This can be brought on by the sheer
amount of pressure that
is put upon the heart having to try and
counteract the prolonged effects of sleep apnea.
on the severity of the sleep apnea, the sufferer can be woken up more
than 30 times an hour. This equates to once every 2 minutes!
suffer from chronic sleep apnea usually wake up in the morning feeling
exhausted and like they have not been to bed at all.
can be extremely hazardous if you have to drive for long periods or
operate dangerous machinery. Sleep studies show that stress levels can
be higher in patients that go for a time period without proper sleep.
High levels of stress have been linked with cardiac arrest and stroke
types of sleep apnea have been found to be more common in people that
suffer from obesity. The relationship between sleep
apnea and weight gain can be complex.
An increase of fat tissue surrounding the neck area can constrict and
put pressure on the muscles that work around the clock to keep the
throat open, and allow a continuous flow of air to the lungs.
the air supply to the lungs is interrupted or stopped, even for small
amounts of time, the oxygen saturation level can drop dangerously low.
saturation levels of below 80% can compromise proper
of vital organs, like the heart and the brain.
term exposure to low oxygen levels can drastically increase the chances
of cardiac arrest or a stroke. Research shows that if the breathing is
stopped for a collective
11 or more minutes per night over an extended period of
time, the risk of fatal heart failure or cardiac arrest increases
are tests and treatments available to help counter the effects of sleep
apnea and to prevent the condition from causing the sufferer to
test involves a machine that measures heart
rate, breathing, blood oxygen levels, brain function and lung activity
levels. There are simpler versions of this test that can, in certain
cases, be used at home and the results provided to a doctor or
specialist for further analysis.
Apnea Death in Children
get one thing out of the way right now: death
from sleep apnea in children is
extremely rare. This is because the
effects are thought to deteriorate a person’s health over a prolonged
period of suffering. Children could be suffering from mild sleep apnea
at a young age that could develop into a serious form as they age. So
the earlier this condition can be diagnosed, the sooner the
preventative methods can be administered to help treat
of sleep apnea in children can be
far harder to diagnose than in
adults. Children that are very young find it difficult to
efficiently on how they feel or what is wrong with them because they
lack the knowledge to describe the symptoms. Some of these could be bed
terrors, sleeping in strange positions, or excessive
babies have a higher risk of risk of sleep apnea death because either
their respiratory system or brain hasn’t developed to its full
potential. They might need to be put on a continuous positive airway
pressure, or CPAP
machine keeps the airway open constantly, which allows a better airflow
to the lungs. Research has shown that the pressure used can decrease
daytime fatigue and that Nasal
CPAP lowers blood pressure. These
machines are also used as one of the main ways to treat adults with
obstructive sleep apnea, and they are generally considered to be more
effective than most other non-surgical options. It is
always better to
avoid surgery if at all possible and opt for a natural method.