Apnea when sleeping

Apnea when sleeping's disease overview

Sleep apnea syndrome is a common disease today, potentially dangerous and death complications. However, this syndrome is usually not diagnosed, most patients do not know they are sick because of the apnea only occurs during sleep.

Sleeping apnea is a type of sleep disorder that patients have complete apnea for at least 10 times during sleep and repeated many times in the night. <

Sleep apnea is divided into three types, namely: obstructive apnea (OSA), central apnea (CSA) and mixed apnea (MSA). Ngưng thở tắc nghẽn là tình trạng hay gặp nhất, ảnh hưởng đến khoảng 4% nam giới và 2% nữ giới. However, it is believed that only about 10% of patients with obstructive apnea to the doctor are treated for treatment while most patients are not allowed to visit and diagnose.

obstructive apnea is the overall or partial airway obstruction when sleeping, repeating. While sleeping, the throat muscle is rested, the tongue and soft tissue in the pharynx dilate and causes a partial or complete airway congestion. When apnea, the air through the blocked area is limited, reducing the concentration of oxygen in the blood. The deficiency of oxygen emits a signal to wake a part of the brain for the body to breathe. Because the diaphragm and chest muscles need to work more to squeeze the air through the narrow area, the breath is often breathing, snorting or snoring. Once the breath returns to normal, the brain returns to sleep and this process begins. Just like this can occur several times or hundreds of times a night depending on the severity of the disease.

Causes of Apnea when sleeping's disease

In sleep apnea due to obstruction, apnea, the upper respiratory tract is partially obstructed or completely during sleep (due to the tongue, the tissue in the back of the throat is too large or abnormally about the jaw bone ). Sleep apnea due to the central reason is when the brain does not send the appropriate signals to control the respiratory muscle, in cases where the patient has brain damage.

Obesity. Central breathing is often caused by previous diseases, leading to an imbalance at the brain's respiratory control center during sleep such as heart failure or neurological disease.

Symptoms of Apnea when sleeping's disease

Subjects with suspected symptoms of sleep apnea:

Snoring accompanied by apnea, suffocating

Sleepy many days

wake up many times in the night

urinate a lot The night of the night

Morning pain in the morning

A decrease in memory, decrease in concentration

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Hypertension against treatment

form. Experts warn that if not diagnosed and treated early, sleeping syndrome will contribute to dangerous complications such as: stroke, angina, myocardial infarction, accidents Traffic, labor accidents, memory loss, distraction, sudden death in the night.

Sleep apnea syndrome in children can cause excessive hyperactivity, or quarrel, reduce academic achievement, beams.

People at risk for Apnea when sleeping's disease

Sleep apnea may occur at any age, but most often in middle age, increasing with age, more male than women.

People at high risk of sleep apnea if any: obesity (risk of apnea when sleeping 3 times more than normal people); abnormalities in the upper respiratory structure (tonsillectomy, small jaw, back jaw, tongue too big, nose obstruction ...); Alcoholism, use of sedatives and addictive substances; In the family, there are people with sleep apnea; Having diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism, heart failure, cerebrovascular disease.

People with sleep apnea are more likely to suffer from diseases such as hypertension, arrhythmia, heart failure; suffer from cerebral vascular disease, hyperburia in the blood, even death. In addition, excessive sleep can also lead to labor accidents, traffic accidents, and quality of life.

Prevention of Apnea when sleeping's disease

To prevent sleep apnea syndrome, obesity schools, weight loss is not only important for sleep apnea syndrome but also with other diseases such as metabolic disorders, blood fat,, Blood pressure ... There are cases where there is an abnormal anatomy such as jaw abnormalities, too low drooping chicken tongue requires specialized intervention.

Change of lifestyle can gently reduce sleep apnea symptoms: Lose weight (weight loss is very important because it can reduce severity or can cure sleep apnea); Avoid drinking alcohol; stop sedative and addictive substances; Stop cigarettes; Change the sleeping position (turning the bed to 10cm high, avoiding lying on the pillow;

Diagnostic measures for Apnea when sleeping's disease

If sleeping is a problem, it is recommended to see a doctor and consult with a respiratory specialist. The treatment doctor may conduct a deeper exploration of sleep to diagnose, called: Multiple Sleep. This test will confirm whether or not to sleep apnea syndrome or not. The doctor can also perform other tests to find out if you have any other pathology that you do not know such as heart failure, chronic respiratory disease, neurological disease or hormone disease. >

Clinical examination of respiratory examination

Clinical nose and throat clinical examination

Electrocardiography usually

An expert on sleep at home or hospital, allowing the determination of weak breathing index (IAH): IAH> = 30 Writing multiple getting enough sleep to diagnose IAH <30 Writing the necessary sleep kilograms < /Li>

Apnea when sleeping's disease treatments

How to treat sleep apnea has many treatments and will be indicated depending on the medical condition of each. Your doctor may need to consult with other specialists such as ENT specialist, cardiovascular, nurse and technician. The treatment plan for you can combine the following treatments:

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy. >

Change lifestyle.

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