The Greek word “apnea” literally means “without breath.” Who might be over weight or with obesity cannot sleep properly. Sleep apnea is a suspension of breathing that happens when a person is sleeping.
If you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night’s sleep, you might have sleep apnea. There are three types of sleep apnea: obstructive, central, and mixed. Of the three, obstructive sleep apnea, often called OSA for short, is the most common.
Snoring is a chronic problem and it occurs when you cannot breathe properly and your throat muscles are unrest, a person is either over-weight or obese is typically snores more often.
Some precautions can be done at home to avoid loud snoring instantly:
Sleep apnea is a condition in which your breathing repeatedly pauses while you sleep. When this happens, your body wakes you up to resume breathing. These multiple sleep interruptions prevent you from sleeping well, leaving you feeling extra tired during the day. Sleep apnea does more than make you sleepy, though.
Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when a patient’s throat muscles relax and obstruct airflow, interrupting the natural breathing cycle, producing loud noise and invading you to either change your position while sleeping or start another series of disturbed cycle all the way up.
More uncommon than obstructive sleep apnea, this type of disorder is also more dangerous. Central sleep apnea is a condition in which the patient’s muscles do not receive the signals that monitor breathing movement.
CPAP, is also known as Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. CPAP is a machine with mask that presses air gently into the muscles which will help people to breathe efficiently without collapsing the back tissues of your throat. However, some people are ill tolerant to this treatment as one can have running nose all the time and have a feeling of claustrophobia while wearing CPAP mask.
Oral Appliance Therapy treats sleep apnea through fitted appliances that reposition the mouth to increase airflow. The most common appliance is a MRD or mandibular repositioning device. These move the jaw into a forward position, lifting the palate and increasing space located behind the tongue. But to fit each of our patients, Imo Sleep Solutions offers a variety of appliances including: ResMed Narval CC™, TAP® 3, SUAD™, and SomnoDent® Flex.
© Copyright 2023 - IMO Sleep Solutions - All Rights Reserved
