Sleep apnea symptoms
What are sleep apnea symptoms? The symptoms of central and obstructive
sleep apneas are similar, making it difficult to determine which type
of sleep apnea a sufferer is suffering from..
Most common sleep apnea symptoms are:
- Excessive sleepiness during daytime;
- Loud snores - more prominent in obstructive apnea;
- Episodes of ceased breathing observation during sleep;
- Abrupt waking up during sleep followed by breathlessness (an indication
of central sleep apnea);
- Waking up with a dry and sore throat;
- Headache in the morning;
- and amnesia.
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Many think that snoring during sleep is normal. Beneath snoring lies a
potentially condition of something more serious. A note of caution though,
not everyone who suffers from sleep apnea snores.
Consult your doctor if you snores loudly during sleep. This is especially
so if your snoring is accompanied by some periods of silence.
Consult your doctor too if a sleep problem leaves you extremely fatigued,
irritable and sleepy. However, excessive tiredness in the daytime may
be due to another disorder - narcolepsy..
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Consult your doctor if you snores loudly during sleep. This is especially
so if your snoring is accompanied by some periods of silence.
Consult your doctor too if a sleep problem leaves you extremely fatigued,
irritable and sleepy. However, excessive tiredness in the daytime may
be due to another disorder - narcolepsy.
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.
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 symptoms
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