Essay On Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Some Common Symptoms Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
By Wellyn Leu | Submitted On January 06, 2011
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Expert Author Wellyn Leu
What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea in a nutshell is when the upper airway obstruction results from excess or collapse of soft tissue in the soft palate, tonsillar pillars, tongue, tongue base, and hypopharyngeal walls. Specific anatomic risk factors predisposing to obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome include long soft palate, shallow palatal arches, large tongue base, narrow mandibular arches, and mandibular hypoplasia.
One other common symptoms of obstructive sleep …show more content…
Determine the causes of your snoring. Once you've done this, then you dramatically narrow the amount of solutions you can try saving you loads of time, money and effort.
2. Understand the potential treatments that address your causes. Once you know everything that's out there you can pick the best ones. This is opposed to going from one new discovery to the next.
3. Find-out the solution that is best for you based on your own needs and the recommendations of your doctor. You now know what's out there so you can communicate with your doctor more effectively.
Obstructive sleep apnea is the commonest sleep disorder. It is characterized by repetitive apneas and hypopneas during sleep. These events are due to partial or complete collapse of the upper airway, resulting in decreased oxygenation and sympathetic overdrive. Frequent arousals occur, causing sleep fragmentation leading to excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headaches, poor concentration, memory loss, frustration, depression and even marital
By Wellyn Leu | Submitted On January 06, 2011
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Expert Author Wellyn Leu
What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea in a nutshell is when the upper airway obstruction results from excess or collapse of soft tissue in the soft palate, tonsillar pillars, tongue, tongue base, and hypopharyngeal walls. Specific anatomic risk factors predisposing to obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome include long soft palate, shallow palatal arches, large tongue base, narrow mandibular arches, and mandibular hypoplasia.
One other common symptoms of obstructive sleep …show more content…
Determine the causes of your snoring. Once you've done this, then you dramatically narrow the amount of solutions you can try saving you loads of time, money and effort.
2. Understand the potential treatments that address your causes. Once you know everything that's out there you can pick the best ones. This is opposed to going from one new discovery to the next.
3. Find-out the solution that is best for you based on your own needs and the recommendations of your doctor. You now know what's out there so you can communicate with your doctor more effectively.
Obstructive sleep apnea is the commonest sleep disorder. It is characterized by repetitive apneas and hypopneas during sleep. These events are due to partial or complete collapse of the upper airway, resulting in decreased oxygenation and sympathetic overdrive. Frequent arousals occur, causing sleep fragmentation leading to excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headaches, poor concentration, memory loss, frustration, depression and even marital