Apnea No More E-Book

Trevor Hawkins

• Herausgeber: JNR Publishing
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 32

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

In the middle of the night, do you all of a sudden wake up choking and gasping for air? Surely it
can't be due to nightmares every night? You need to look into the matter, as you may be
experiencing a sleep disorder known as Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea should be taken more seriously than they are being currently. In this book were going
to explore this condition in detail and present you with a list of options for treatment.
Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Discover In This Book...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Central Sleep Apnea
Combined Sleep Apnea
Treatments
Signs And Symptoms
Medical Diagnosis Of Sleep Apnea
Physical Examinations To Check For Sleep Apnea
How Family Members Can Help To Detect Sleep Apnea
Where To Find A Sleep Specialist
Kids With Sleep Apnea
Treatments For Sleep Apnea
Lifestyle Changes
Cpap (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)
Possible Side Effects With Cpap

Leseprobe

Apnea No More!

Easy Ways Out Of Sleep Apnea

Trevor Hawkins

Introduction

In the middle of the night, do you all of a sudden wake up choking and gasping for air? Surely it can't be due to nightmares every night? You need to look into the matter, as you may be experiencing a sleep disorder known as Sleep Apnea

In the night, does your snoring make your partner get up? And in the mornings, are headaches and a dry mouth regular occurrences? The moment you experience these symptoms, its time to see a doctor -- you may be struggling with Sleep Apnea!

Sleep Apnea is a kind of sleeping disorder. The word "apnea" is a Greek word, its meaning is, "want of breath". Sleep Apnea is a disorder that causes disruption of breathing during sleep. Your breathing either becomes slow or stops entirely during sleep. The frequency of disruption can range approximately 20 times in an hour. The duration of disruption can last approximately 20 seconds, bringing you near to death.

Sleep Apnea ravages your sleeping regular. There are 3 categories of sleep apnea.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a widespread sleep apnea. These conditions prevent the patients from entering into sound sleep. A person suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea snores in the night and wakes up choking a number of times and tries to sleep again.  

Central Sleep Apnea

Central Sleep Apnea is not typical. It is marked by a brain signal flaw. In Central Sleep Apnea, the brain's signals advising the body to breathe get flawed. As a result of this delayed signal to breathe, throat breathing, abdominal breathing and oral breathing stop concurrently. Though the duration of interruption lasts a couple of seconds, it lowers the oxygen supply to blood and tissues considerably. A person dealing with central sleep apnea experiences hypertension, irregular heart beat and heart stroke.

Combined Sleep Apnea

Combined Sleep Apnea is a condition characterized by a person experiencing a mix of symptoms of the 2 Sleep Apnea conditions- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Central Sleep Apnea.

Let's look deep into the symptoms, causes and treatments required for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Causes

There can be several causes that lead to the obstruction of your airway passage during sleep, causing Obstructive Sleep Apnea. One of the significant reasons is that your throat muscles and tongue loosen up and diminish exceedingly than normal.

If you are obese, the soft tissue in your throat can become stiff and enlarged and causes obstruction in the airway passage. The other factors might be increased size of your adenoids and tonsils, which further contribute in the disruption of circulation of air.

Symptoms

The common symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea are choking and gasping for air numerous times in the night. Snoring loudly is also amongst a number of symptoms. If you suffer from this condition, you would experience drowsiness through the day. You would not have the ability to focus and would suffer from dry throat and headache in the mornings. Among other symptoms are fast weight gain, sleepiness, high blood pressure, and absence of concentration and depression.

Treatments

There are many treatments available for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The common ones are reducing weight, avoiding alcohol during the evening and sleeping on your side. Medical treatments consist of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Oxygen Administration. Surgeries are also performed and tracheotomy is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of severe Sleep Apnea conditions.

If you feel you are showing symptoms of sleep apnea, you ought to see your medical professional right away for formal diagnosis.