Sleep
Apnea
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An estimated 22 million Americans suffer from a lack of sleep - and even Exhaustion - caused by Sleep Apnea
Chronic snoring problems and interrupted sleep aren’t just an inconvenience.
Untreated sleep apnea can lead to more serious health risks. Sleep apnea is a common but serious sleep disorder that causes interruptions in breathing during sleep.
These pauses in breathing are called apneas and they can happen hundreds of times each night. Sleep apnea can have a negative impact on your health and prevent you from getting the restful night’s sleep your body needs.
These pauses in breathing are called apneas and they can happen hundreds of times each night. Sleep apnea can have a negative impact on your health and prevent you from getting the restful night’s sleep your body needs.
Signs You May Have Sleep Apnea
While You Are Sleeping:
Snoring
Gasping episodes
Breathing stops
Mouth breathing
While You Are Awake:
Daytime drowsiness
Headaches
Chronic pain
Attention deficit
Mood swings
Anxiety
Depression
Memory issues
Dementia/Alzheimer’s
Medical and Health Conditions:
Hypertension
Heart Attack
Stroke
Cancer
Obesity
Diabetes
Fibromyalgia
Asthma
Chronic allergies
Hypothyroidism
Potential Health Issues from Untreated Sleep Apnea
Continuously interrupted sleep can result in serious health-related problems. Potential health issues that may result from untreated sleep apnea include:
Potential Health Issues
Sudden death
Heart attack
Stroke
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Obesity
ADHD
Dementia
Depression
Inability to concentrate
Impaired memory
Common Symptoms
Frequent, loud snoring
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Chronic exhaustion even after a full night’s sleep
Gasping, choking or snorting during sleep
Morning headaches
Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Insomnia
High blood pressure
Poor memory, moodiness or difficulty concentrating
Waking up with a dry mouth or sore throat
Of these, the most common symptom of sleep apnea is snoring.
Yet, not all those who snore have sleep apnea. When snoring is associated with pauses in breathing or choking or gasping, it is likely a sign of sleep apnea.
Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a condition that was first identified and described at Stanford University. Like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or (OSAHS), UARS results in the soft tissue of the throat relaxing and a reduction in the size of the airway-the main difference being that apneas (pauses in breathing) and hypopneas (decreasing in breathing) are absent or very low in patients with UARS.
Patients with UARS require a greater effort in breathing to get past the narrowing or obstruction in their airways. The brain has to arouse itself from deeper stages of sleep to increase respiratory efforts.The EEG arousals from sleep that UARS causes are called respiratory effort-related arousals” (RERAs).
These RERAs are often undetected by the affected individual. When this scenario repeats throughout the night, sleep is impaired, just like in obstructive sleep apnea. However with UARS there is no obvious oxygen desaturation like with OSA, this often makes UARS difficult to detect.
UARS is best described on the spectrum as the progression from snoring towards OSA. However, the presentation of UARS is unique. UnlikeOSA or OSAHS, UARS presents in women and men equally and can be found more in thin or normal body structured individuals.
Patients with UARS require a greater effort in breathing to get past the narrowing or obstruction in their airways. The brain has to arouse itself from deeper stages of sleep to increase respiratory efforts.The EEG arousals from sleep that UARS causes are called respiratory effort-related arousals” (RERAs).
These RERAs are often undetected by the affected individual. When this scenario repeats throughout the night, sleep is impaired, just like in obstructive sleep apnea. However with UARS there is no obvious oxygen desaturation like with OSA, this often makes UARS difficult to detect.
UARS is best described on the spectrum as the progression from snoring towards OSA. However, the presentation of UARS is unique. UnlikeOSA or OSAHS, UARS presents in women and men equally and can be found more in thin or normal body structured individuals.
The manifestations of UARS are varied but the most common symptoms are:
Disturbed sleep with consequent daytime impairment, including excessive daytime sleepiness and frequent arousals from sleep
Morning headaches
Decreased concentration
Headaches
Difficulty with sleep onset and sleep maintenance (insomnia)
Recent research continues to recognize that the clinicalfeatures seen in UARS overlap with functional somatic syndromes such as chronicfatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and chronicheadache.
Even more recent, is the research linking temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome to an underlying sleep problem, particularly UARS. It is also important to note, snoring is not a necessary feature of this syndrome.
Even more recent, is the research linking temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome to an underlying sleep problem, particularly UARS. It is also important to note, snoring is not a necessary feature of this syndrome.
There is a
NEW WAY
The doctors at E-Dental feel so strongly that knowledge and action can improve and save lives that they are offering a no-cost individual 30 minute consultation on sleep breathing disorders.
Whether it’s loud snoring or other sleep apnea symptoms, make sure you are not at risk for this very treatable, potentially life threatening condition. Learn more about sleep apnea and get all of your questions answered.
Whether it’s loud snoring or other sleep apnea symptoms, make sure you are not at risk for this very treatable, potentially life threatening condition. Learn more about sleep apnea and get all of your questions answered.
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