Have you received complaints because of your snoring?
Because of it’s frequency, snoring has been mistakenly considered normal. 30% of men and 10% of women snore. The patient who snores is the least person the know the severity of the problem, often being the sleeping partner who suffers, being a cause of divorce or sleeping in another room.
There are several types of snoring, each with its own repercussions to health.
- Basic snore. This person snores because of alcoholic beverages, muscle relaxants, fatigue or has the flue. It’s a lite snore which disappears a few days later.
- Snoring because of airway resistance. Loud daily snoring occurs. Sleep is fragmented and causes some repercussions the next day like sleepiness, headache and drowsiness.
- Snoring because of Sleep Apnea. The most severe level of snoring, the patient stops breathing for 10 seconds or more which leads to dangerous consequences like an increase in cardiac frequency and blood pressure. This happens all night, causing nightmares and waking up frequently with a choking sensation.
All who snores loudly or stops breathing must be checked with a specialized doctor with a sleep study. These are realized in sleep clinics and are able to determine the type of snoring and what the health repercussions are.