Sleep apnea
A potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.
Risk factors include age and obesity. It is more usual in men.
Symptoms like snoring loudly and feeling tired even after a full night's sleep.
Treatment frequently includes lifestyle changes, like weight loss and the use of a breathing assistance device at night, like a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms like snoring loudly and feeling tired even after a full night's sleep.
- Sleep: immoderate daytime sleepiness, insomnia, nightmares, sleep deprivation, or snoring,
- Respiratory: episodes of no breathing, breathing through the mouth, or loud breathing,
- Depression, dry mouth, dry throat, fatigue, headache, irritability, mood swings, or weight gain are also common
TREATMENTS
Treatment frequently includes lifestyle changes, like weight loss and the use of a breathing assistance device at night, like a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine.
- Physical exercise : Aerobic activity for 20–30 minutes 5 days a week better your cardiovascular health. If injured, pursuing an activity that avoids the injured muscle group or joint can help manage physical function while recovering.
- Weight loss : Can improve cardiovascular health and lower the risk of complications related to obesity.
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) : A machine that better nighttime breathing problems by pumping a steady flow of air through the nose.
- Airway management : Clearing a blocked airway of food, foreign objects, fluid and other obstructions. A top priority in emergency situations.
- Tonsillectomy : Removal of the tonsils Surgically.
- Adenoid removal : Removal of the adenoids Surgically.
- Palatoplasty : Plastic surgery to repair a split in the roof of the mouth (cleft palate). This is a common birth defect.