Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occur when a person's breathing is interrupted. People that are not treated stop breathing during the sleep, it could occur at least a hundred times during
sleep. This mean that the rest of the body is not getting enough oxygen. We are dealing with two types of this disorder, one type is more serious, and it also come in different level. ( OSA ) Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by blockage of airway usually when the soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses during sleep. (CSA ) Central sleep apnea, the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscle to breather due to instability in the respiratory control center. This disease can affect any age, even children. The risk factors are overweight, over forty, having a large neck, large tonsil, or tongue, or small jaw bone, having a history of sleep apnea or gastric
reflux know as GERD, also nasal obstruction and allergies or sinus could cause this problem.
Hopefully these factor can help you to determine rather you have it, or rather you should be checked. The symptoms that will help you to determine sleep apnea are:
1. Walking around unfresh feeling after sleeping, memory and concentration loss feeling
2. Morning and night headache
3. Heartburn or sour taste in the mouth
4. Swelling of the legs
5. Sweating of the chest
6. Episodes of not breathing which may occur 5 times within an hour
7. Loud Snoring
8. Restless tossing, night time chocking or gasping
In children younger than 5 years of age
1. Mouth breathing
2. Sweating
3. Waking up a lot
In children over 5 years of age and older
1. Bed wetting
2. Doing poorly in school
3. Not growing as quickly as they should for their age
This is a serious disorder and we just don't know about it. I just lost my son to this disorder, so please check on your love ones have them checked, and get the help you need. Here are some treatment you can do if you can't get to the doctor.
1. Lose weight
2. Stop smoking and drinking alcohol
3. Don't take sleeping pills
4. Change your sleeping position
5. Avoid sleeping on your back
I hope this information will help you and God Bless
sleep. This mean that the rest of the body is not getting enough oxygen. We are dealing with two types of this disorder, one type is more serious, and it also come in different level. ( OSA ) Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by blockage of airway usually when the soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses during sleep. (CSA ) Central sleep apnea, the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscle to breather due to instability in the respiratory control center. This disease can affect any age, even children. The risk factors are overweight, over forty, having a large neck, large tonsil, or tongue, or small jaw bone, having a history of sleep apnea or gastric
reflux know as GERD, also nasal obstruction and allergies or sinus could cause this problem.
Hopefully these factor can help you to determine rather you have it, or rather you should be checked. The symptoms that will help you to determine sleep apnea are:
1. Walking around unfresh feeling after sleeping, memory and concentration loss feeling
2. Morning and night headache
3. Heartburn or sour taste in the mouth
4. Swelling of the legs
5. Sweating of the chest
6. Episodes of not breathing which may occur 5 times within an hour
7. Loud Snoring
8. Restless tossing, night time chocking or gasping
In children younger than 5 years of age
1. Mouth breathing
2. Sweating
3. Waking up a lot
In children over 5 years of age and older
1. Bed wetting
2. Doing poorly in school
3. Not growing as quickly as they should for their age
This is a serious disorder and we just don't know about it. I just lost my son to this disorder, so please check on your love ones have them checked, and get the help you need. Here are some treatment you can do if you can't get to the doctor.
1. Lose weight
2. Stop smoking and drinking alcohol
3. Don't take sleeping pills
4. Change your sleeping position
5. Avoid sleeping on your back
I hope this information will help you and God Bless
