If you think you or someone you know has Sleep Apnea, you should encourage them to discuss this very serious condition with their Physician.
The symptoms of sleep apnea are loud snoring, sleepiness while driving and sleepiness or lack of energy during the day. More symptoms include morning headaches, restless sleep, disinterest in sex and insomnia.
I cannot recommend that you rely upon your own judgment or evaluation to make this determination. You may suspect you have sleep apnea if you routinely suffer from daytime drowsiness or if you regularly wake up suddenly in a state approaching serious shock or terror during your sleeping time. Your physician will be able to direct you to an appropriate "sleep laboratory" where they will make a definitive and comprehensive determination of this or other possible sleep disorders.
Snoring is described by the NHS (UK National Health Service) as a sound made when asleep as you breathe through your nose and or mouth. It is caused when air does not move smoothly through your air ways, causing the vibration of tissue in your mouth, nose and throat due to the passage of air.
Snoring does not usually cause any problems for the person doing it. However there is a condition called Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) which causes interruptions in breathing during sleep and a common symptom of which is loud snoring. This interrupted sleep typically leads to the following symptoms:
There is some evidence to suggest that OSA may be linked to high blood pressure and in turn an increased risk of heart attack or stroke as well as the increased risk of being involved in a car or other accident due to sleep deprivation.
The UK National Health Service has a guide to the causes and symptoms of snoring and the more serious related condition Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.
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OSA and CSA cause similar symptoms. The most common symptoms are:daytime sleepiness.morning headaches.a feeling that sleep is not restful.disorientation upon waking.poor judgment.personality changes.Other symptoms.may include sexual dysfunction.
OSA and CSA cause similar symptoms. The most common symptoms are:daytime sleepiness.morning headaches.a feeling that sleep is not restful.disorientation upon waking.poor judgment.personality changes.Other symptoms.may include sexual dysfunction.
Some of the symptoms of sleep apnea are loud snoring and waking up with a dry mouth. If you have sleep apnea, you could also wake up in the middle of the night gasping and with a choking feeling.
If your snoring is excessively loud, then you may have sleep apnea, but you will want to check for other symptoms first. Waking up with a very sore or dry throat is one sign, and occasionally waking up with the feeling of choking or gasping can be a sign as well. If you feel that you may have sleep apnea, consult a doctor as they will be able to help treat your illness if you have it.
Sleep apnea is a major, though often unrecognized, cause of daytime sleepiness. It can have serious negative effects on a person's quality of life.
Some signs of having obstructive sleep apnea can be loud snoring and restless sleep, as well as problems with one's memory of concentration abilities.
Sleep apnea can be a serious medical condition. Some of the most common symptoms include loud snoring, waking with a dry mouth, morning headaches, and difficulty staying asleep.
Orthopnea is the term you are searching for. "Orthopnea: is the dyspnoea {trouble breathing} which occurs on lying down and is relieved on sitting up. » Review Causes of Orthopnea: full list TopCauses of Orthopnea: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Orthopnea. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms. Sleep apnoea Asthma Gastroesophageal reflux disease Left sided chronic heart failure Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Left-sided heart failure Mediastinal tumor" The link with this information is under related links.
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The excess amount of fat in human body is so harmful because it increases risks of many serious health problems. · diabetes, · obstructive sleep apnoea, · polycystic ovarian syndrome, · hypertension, · abnormal lipids, · heart attack and stroke, · some cancers, · fatty liver.
Yes, there are pillows specifically designed to reduce sleep apnoea events. You can find them in many places such as Amazon.com, Walmart among others.
It is a sleep disorder in which a person stops breathing while asleep.
Absoloute indications for tonsillectomy include: Suspicion of malignancy Large adenoids or tonsils causing obstructive sleep apnoea in children As part of another proceedure Relative indications include: Recurrent acute tonsillitis 3 attacks/year for 3 years 5 attacks in any one year More than 1 quinsey on the same side
Not necessarily, it is also a symptom of sleep apnoea.
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Sleep apnoea in British English or sleep apneaAmerican English.
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How serious is Conns Disease? I have just had 2 admissions to hospital over the last 2months and have to be admitted again in 2 weeks. I have had many symptoms so it has taken a long time for a diagnosis. At the moment I have severe fatigue, hypoglysimic attacks odoema of the body and legs, and have also been diagnosed with Sleep Apnoea. Denise
David Brian Hargreaves has written: 'A study of plasma xanthine levels in premature infants treated for apnoea with theophylline'