Sleep apnea- What is it? Untreated sleep apnea,Types of sleep apnea

Sleep apnea is a serious sleeping disorder, sleep apnea occurs when breathing stops and resumes repeatedly during sleep.

Are you suffering from sleep apnea?Can you stop sleep apnea? What are the symptoms to look out for? Sleep apnea sufferers usually snore loudly and feel tired easily.
This is even so after a full night of rest. There are two main types of sleep apnea - central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea.

During sleep, our brain sends signals to the muscles that control our breathing activities to breathe.

Central sleep apnea (which contributes to 0.4% of cases), a rare type, occurs when the brain functions that send signals to these muscles are interrupted. This is due to the lack of respiratory effort.

Obstructive sleep apnea (which contributes to 84%), more common among sleep apnea sufferers, occurs when the throat muscles relax. Passageway of airflow is blocked and obstructed, thus preventing an adequate flow of air causing breathing difficulties.

In some cases, complex sleep apnea, or 'mixed' sleep (which constitutes to 15%) can occur - a combination of both central and obstructive apnea. This is when a transition from central to obstructive happens.

Sleep apnea symptom - Most common sleep apnea symptom is frequent silence during sleep...
Sleep apnea death - Sleep apnea death is closely linked with obesity, high blood pressure...
Stop sleep apnea without medicine - changes in lifestyle can stop sleep apnea...

What Happens When Sleep Apnea Goes Untreated?

Untreated apnea disorder increases high blood pressure risk, stroke, heart attack, diabetes, obesity, heart problems, and irregular heartbeats.
Be warned: It increases driving and work-related accidents!

Consult your doctor if you have the above symptoms which may signal that you are a sleep apnea sufferer.
To further avoid any complications and heart problems, treatment of this disorder is essential. In medical terms, five or more episodes of any type of sleep apnea that happens within an hour is considered significant. Go for early treatment if you are suffering from this disorder.

Mouthpieces, lifestyle changes, breathing devices, and surgery can treat sleep apnea successfully.

Types of sleep apnea:

1. Central sleep apnea (CSA),

2. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and

3. Mixed sleep apnea (both central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea).

During sleep, the brain instructs the muscles of breathing to take a breath.

-Central sleep apnea (CSA) occurs when the brain does not send the signal to the muscles to take a breath, and there is no muscular effort to take a breath.

-Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the brain sends the signal to the muscles and the muscles make an effort to take a breath, but they are unsuccessful because the airway becomes obstructed and prevents an adequate flow of air.

- Mixed sleep apnea, occurs when there is both central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea.

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external links
mayoclinic: Sleep apnea