Sleeping Apnea is known as a condition which someone stops breathing for a span of roughly 5 to 30 seconds while sleeping.
This pattern continues a number of times while in the nighttime, usually with no one even knowing it.
Adults have problems with this condition much more than kids do, with men being more prone.
There are mainly 2 kinds:
The symptoms in the adults: hypertension, absentmindedness, bad temper, lackluster, easy to feel sleepy, snore loudly, difficulty breathing in nighttime.
The symptoms in the kids: abnormal behavior, difficulty breathing, betwetting, bad temper, hours of sleep longer than normal.
For those who have any sleeping apnea symptoms can be cured in particular treatment method.
Depending on the cause of sleep apnea, there are few treatment methods:
This pattern continues a number of times while in the nighttime, usually with no one even knowing it.
Adults have problems with this condition much more than kids do, with men being more prone.
There are mainly 2 kinds:
- The commonest kind is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
OSA is brought on by the collapsing of the soft tissue in the back of the throat that blocks the passage of air into the lungs. - The less common kind is Central Sleep Apnea (CSA).
CSA is usually related to brain condition and is resulted once the brain sends abnormal signals toward the muscles which control respiratory organ. - The last kind is combination of OSA and CSA.
The symptoms in the adults: hypertension, absentmindedness, bad temper, lackluster, easy to feel sleepy, snore loudly, difficulty breathing in nighttime.
The symptoms in the kids: abnormal behavior, difficulty breathing, betwetting, bad temper, hours of sleep longer than normal.
For those who have any sleeping apnea symptoms can be cured in particular treatment method.
Depending on the cause of sleep apnea, there are few treatment methods:
- Diet plan is suggested for those who possess excess body fat in their body.
The excess fat inside the neck can be the cause of narrowing the airway. - Changing behavior is recommended for those who use cigarette in excess, consume excess alcohol frequently and also sedatives.
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is pressurized air being continuously blown into the airway to maintain it obstruction free.
This way is generally used and is one of the popular method of obstructive sleep apnea treatment. - Dental treatment which applies to the suffer by controlling airway open and mouth.
- Surgery is generally never recommended due to complications involved.
Surgical procedure can be an alternative only if the case is critical and other techniques do not work.