Sleep Apnea Essay
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Most people recognize that there is nothing quite as refreshing and important as a good night's sleep, waking up in the morning bright and active to start the new day. There is also something very necessary about good sleep because if sleep is shortened or disrupted even for one night, most of us will feel tired and irritable until we have good quality sleep again. For most of the people, sleep at night re-fuels and services both body and mind, so as to be prepared for activities during the day. But for some reasons, there are some people experiencing sleep problems—one of which is snoring. It is common knowledge that even one night of poor sleep makes learning harder. People with severe …show more content…
snoring may have poor sleep every night. That is, even when a child appears healthy and behaves completely normal, it is still possible the child's school performance is being impaired by sleep problems.
Snoring is a common condition that can affect anyone, although it occurs more frequently in men and people who are overweight. Snoring has a tendency to worsen with age. Occasional snoring is usually not very serious and is mostly a nuisance for your bed partner. However, if you are a habitual snorer, you not only disrupt the sleep patterns of those close to you, but you also impair your own sleep quality. Medical assistance is often needed for habitual snorers (and their loved ones) to get a good night's sleep. (Goldberg, 2012)
On the same day, one person can sneeze from allergies while another person sneezes from a bad cold. Snoring is like that. In other words, not all snoring is the same. Everyone snores for different reasons. When you get to the bottom of why you snore, then you can find the right solutions to a quieter, deeper sleep. It is said that snoring is often the result of overindulgence in some of life's pleasures. Whether it's a loud sawing or one of those grating, breathy affairs, snoring can be irritating for both snorer and significant other alike. Snoring occurs when the flow of air through the mouth and nose is physically obstructed. Air flow can be obstructed by a combination of factors, including obstructed nasal airways, poor muscle tone in the throat and tongue, bulky throat tissue, and long soft palate and/or uvula. (Goldberg, 2012)
Statement of the Problem
Sometimes parents have said that children had a good night sleep for they were snoring or they would also say that their children had a rough day because their children were snoring in the middle of the night, but these realizations contradict the assumptions of doctors. Snoring can harm the welfare of a child. In an early age, parents must prevent their children to snore. Children with snoring problems are likely to have poor performance when it comes to school.
As stated by the University of Michigan Health System in their study " ‘Wake Up’ To Health Risks Of Heavy Snoring" in 2009, when people snore they don’t always stop breathing. There are chemicals in the brain that should trigger breathing that are not stimulated when a person snores. Without the stimulation the person will often stop breathing. When a person obstructs at night and stops breathing, oxygen levels drop dramatically and hormones and adrenaline surge. Those hormones contribute to high blood pressure, irregularities of the heart and can trigger heart attacks.
Snoring is a great problem and is no longer a joke. It needs to be taken seriously according to new research suggesting some very serious health consequences. Not only does it harm our health, but it can also harm our performance academically. Different types of snoring whether it is occasional snoring or habitual snoring can affect a person’s health.
Significance of the Study According to American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS, 2006-2013), snoring is no laughing manner. Snoring can affect or strain relationships for many men, women, and children and loud habitual snoring may signal a life threatening disorder called OSA or obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea affects the way you breathe when you are sleeping.
In untreated sleep apnea, breathing is briefly interrupted or becomes very shallow during sleep. These breathing pauses typically last between 10 to 20 seconds and can occur up to hundreds of times a night, jolting you out of your natural sleep rhythm. As a consequence, you spend more time in light sleep and less time in the deep, restorative sleep you need to be energetic, mentally sharp, and productive the next day. This problem can cause drowsiness during the day, slow reflexes, poor concentration and an increase risk of accidents. (Melinda Smith, M.A., Lawrence Robinson, Greg Boose, and Robert Segal, M.A., January …show more content…
2013) Sleep apnea can affect students in a way that they cannot listen well to their teachers due to lack of sleep resulting to low grades. It can also affect the teachers when explaining of giving the lesson to the students with less energy resulting to boring classes or less activities or exercises. Lastly, it can also affect those who work overtime resulting to stress and low energy caused by lack of rest due to sleep apnea.
CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Snoring is dangerous when it is happening frequently or happens every day. There are specific factors that can affect the performance of a child through snoring. It can reduce a child's energy during class hours, the incapability of a child to learn accurately and actively, the attention he or she must have, and the alertness that every child must possess. Since it is a fact that children are considered to be hyperactive when it comes to daily activities, but all of these are contradicted by snoring or sleep apnea.
Snoring has been a threat to the possible outcome that may lead to bad performance of a child when it comes to school. Previous studies have associated persistent snoring with new or worsening behavior problems in adults, but the current study seeks for what snoring can bring about to the younger generation, specifically the teenagers.
A survey was conducted to 25 selected fourth year students to determine if snoring has any effect in their school performances. Thirteen among them are girls and twelve are boys. All of them responded to the questions asked and participated well during the survey. The data gathered from the survey are contained in specific tables.
| No. of Respondents | Yes | 15 | No | 9 | Maybe | 4 |
Table 1 - Do you snore?
In this table, 60% of the respondents said that they do snore, 16% of them said that they could be snoring and 34% of them said that they do not snore at all.
| No. of Respondents | Always | 0 | Seldom | 16 | Never | 9 |
Table 2 – How often do you snore?
In Table 2, 64% of the respondents answered that they seldom snore at night and 36% of them said that they never snore at night.
Table 3 – Is there any chance for you to know why you snore? (For snorers only) | Snorers | Yes | 10 | No | 6 |
In this table, it states that 62% of the snorers know that they snore at night, while 38% of them said that they do not know that they are snoring, but their parents or friends told them about their snoring habit.
| Snorers | Yes | 13 | No | 3 |
Table 4 – Do your parents know that you snore?
In this table states that 81% of the snorer’s parents know the fact that their children are snoring, while 19% of the parents doesn’t know that their child is snoring. | Snorers | Non-Snorers | Yes | 12 | 6 | No | 1 | 2 | Maybe | 3 | 1 |
Table 5 – Before going to sleep, do you do a lot of activities to the point that you get tired?
This table showed that 75% of the snorers do a lot of activities before sleeping, compared to the Non-Snorers (67%). 6% of the snorers and 22% of the non-snorers’ answered that they do not do a lot of activities before sleeping, and 19% of the snorers said that they might be doing a lot of activities, as well as the 11% of the non-snorers population.
Time Period | Snorers | Non-Snorers | 8PM – 9PM | 4 | 0 | 10PM – 11PM | 8 | 5 | 11PM – 12AM | 2 | 3 | 12AM and down | 2 | 1 |
Table 6 – What time do you sleep?
In the table located on the right, 25% of the snorers said that they sleep around 8 – 9 PM, 50% of the snorer’s population answered 10 -11 PM, 12.5% of them said that they would normally go to sleep around 11 – 12 PM and 12.5% of the snorers sleeps past 12 midnight. This table also stated that 56% of the non-snorer respondents normally sleep around 10 – 11PM, 33% of the non-snorers answered that they sleep at around 11 – 12 PM and 11% of the non-snorer respondent sleep past 12 AM.
Table 7 – Do you get enough sleep when you wake up? How many hours in average?
For the snorers, majority said that they don’t get enough sleep when they wake up. While the non-snorers answered a 50-50 answer, since some will get enough sleep while others does not. | Snorers | Non – Snorers | Yes | 4 | 4 | No | 11 | 4 | Maybe | 1 | 1 | Hours | Snorers | Non – Snorers | 3 – 5 hrs. | 1 | - | 6 hrs. | 4 | 4 | 7 hrs. | 4 | 4 | 8 hrs. | 7 | - | 9 hrs. | - | 1 |
In this table, normally the snorers have the highest average when it comes to the average of sleep, 8 hours (44% of them).
Grade | Snorers | Non – Snorers | 70 | - | - | 71 – 75 | - | - | 76 – 80 | 2 | 2 | 81 – 85 | 3 | - | 86 - 90 | 9 | 2 | 91 - 95 | 2 | 5 |
Table 8 – What is your average grade?
In this table, it states that in the Snorers category, 12.5% of them have a grade around 76 – 80, 19% (around 81 – 85), 56% (around 86 – 90) and 12.5% (around 91 – 95). In the Non-Snorers category, 22% of them have a grade around (76 – 80), 22% (around 86 – 90) and 56% (around 91 – 95).
Table 9 – Do you feel tired or sleepy during class hours? | Snorers | Non-Snorers | Yes | 6 | 3 | No | 3 | 2 | Maybe | 7 | 4 |
Table 9 focuses on the snorers and non-snorers adaption in the classroom. 38% of the snorers feel tired and sleepy, while 19% doesn’t feel sleepiness at all and 43% said that they will somewhat feel tired or sleepy during class hours. For the non-snorers, 33% of them feel tired and sleepy during class hours, 22% of them doesn’t feel any sleepiness and fatigue and 45% said that they may feel fatigue or sleepiness, but not too much. | Snorers | Non-Snorers | Yes | 5 | 4 | No | 2 | 1 | Maybe | 9 | 4 |
Table 10 – Are you active or concentrated during class hour?
In this table, 31% of the snorers are active in classes, while 13% of them are not and 56% of them answered they may be active in some subjects. For the non-snorers, 44% of them answered yes, while 12% answered no and 44% answered maybe.
Based from the data gathered through the survey and sources, the researchers found out that most of the students snore, but not as like a habitual snorer would do. The data also showed that most of the snorers have done a lot of activities before they sleep and are feeling very tired or sleepy during class hours. Taking account of the respondent's grades, the non-snorers have a higher percentage of getting a grade of 91-95. For the snorers, most of their parents know that they have been snoring which is a big help if things go wrong. In the principle of rest, most of the snorers have responded that they do not get enough sleep when they wake up even if they have the highest average of time sleeping. One thing good about the data above is that 44% of the non-snorers are still active when it comes to discussions and class participation.
CHAPTER III
CONCLUSION
From the data gathered from all sources and surveys the researchers conducted, the researchers concluded that snoring can really affect a student’s performance in school, especially when they have a load of projects and assignments. This has proved that a child must have enough of rest to replenish their energy for the next day's activities. Parents must also monitor the sleeping habits of their children to avoid complications in the future and to prevent the growth of this disorder. Teachers must also take part in making their class lively and fun, so that those inactive students will also participate and won't feel any signs of boredom. Snoring is sometimes the side effect of too much stress, especially people who work overtime and in the case of the students, they work on their projects and assignments late at night. In conclusion, snoring can really affect a student’s performance in school.
But then, our data cannot say that for the whole world knowing that there are other situations and other effects of snoring. Most of the students who snore are doing a lot of activities during wakening hours and are tired or sleepy during class on the next day. Students who snore do not get enough sleep because snoring can block a person in going into a deep, refreshing sleep which results to lack of energy when going to school thus increasing the chances of their grades getting lower than those of the non-snorers. Lucky for those who only snore sometimes, they will not experience the effects of OSA or Obstructive Sleep
Apnea.
Researchers:
Julie-Ann G. Entoma
Sherry Joy M. Lim Lianting
Jorell T. Jao
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Most people recognize that there is nothing quite as refreshing and important as a good night's sleep, waking up in the morning bright and active to start the new day. There is also something very necessary about good sleep because if sleep is shortened or disrupted even for one night, most of us will feel tired and irritable until we have good quality sleep again. For most of the people, sleep at night re-fuels and services both body and mind, so as to be prepared for activities during the day. But for some reasons, there are some people experiencing sleep problems—one of which is snoring. It is common knowledge that even one night of poor sleep makes learning harder. People with severe …show more content…
snoring may have poor sleep every night. That is, even when a child appears healthy and behaves completely normal, it is still possible the child's school performance is being impaired by sleep problems.
Snoring is a common condition that can affect anyone, although it occurs more frequently in men and people who are overweight. Snoring has a tendency to worsen with age. Occasional snoring is usually not very serious and is mostly a nuisance for your bed partner. However, if you are a habitual snorer, you not only disrupt the sleep patterns of those close to you, but you also impair your own sleep quality. Medical assistance is often needed for habitual snorers (and their loved ones) to get a good night's sleep. (Goldberg, 2012)
On the same day, one person can sneeze from allergies while another person sneezes from a bad cold. Snoring is like that. In other words, not all snoring is the same. Everyone snores for different reasons. When you get to the bottom of why you snore, then you can find the right solutions to a quieter, deeper sleep. It is said that snoring is often the result of overindulgence in some of life's pleasures. Whether it's a loud sawing or one of those grating, breathy affairs, snoring can be irritating for both snorer and significant other alike. Snoring occurs when the flow of air through the mouth and nose is physically obstructed. Air flow can be obstructed by a combination of factors, including obstructed nasal airways, poor muscle tone in the throat and tongue, bulky throat tissue, and long soft palate and/or uvula. (Goldberg, 2012)
Statement of the Problem
Sometimes parents have said that children had a good night sleep for they were snoring or they would also say that their children had a rough day because their children were snoring in the middle of the night, but these realizations contradict the assumptions of doctors. Snoring can harm the welfare of a child. In an early age, parents must prevent their children to snore. Children with snoring problems are likely to have poor performance when it comes to school.
As stated by the University of Michigan Health System in their study " ‘Wake Up’ To Health Risks Of Heavy Snoring" in 2009, when people snore they don’t always stop breathing. There are chemicals in the brain that should trigger breathing that are not stimulated when a person snores. Without the stimulation the person will often stop breathing. When a person obstructs at night and stops breathing, oxygen levels drop dramatically and hormones and adrenaline surge. Those hormones contribute to high blood pressure, irregularities of the heart and can trigger heart attacks.
Snoring is a great problem and is no longer a joke. It needs to be taken seriously according to new research suggesting some very serious health consequences. Not only does it harm our health, but it can also harm our performance academically. Different types of snoring whether it is occasional snoring or habitual snoring can affect a person’s health.
Significance of the Study According to American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS, 2006-2013), snoring is no laughing manner. Snoring can affect or strain relationships for many men, women, and children and loud habitual snoring may signal a life threatening disorder called OSA or obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea affects the way you breathe when you are sleeping.
In untreated sleep apnea, breathing is briefly interrupted or becomes very shallow during sleep. These breathing pauses typically last between 10 to 20 seconds and can occur up to hundreds of times a night, jolting you out of your natural sleep rhythm. As a consequence, you spend more time in light sleep and less time in the deep, restorative sleep you need to be energetic, mentally sharp, and productive the next day. This problem can cause drowsiness during the day, slow reflexes, poor concentration and an increase risk of accidents. (Melinda Smith, M.A., Lawrence Robinson, Greg Boose, and Robert Segal, M.A., January …show more content…
2013) Sleep apnea can affect students in a way that they cannot listen well to their teachers due to lack of sleep resulting to low grades. It can also affect the teachers when explaining of giving the lesson to the students with less energy resulting to boring classes or less activities or exercises. Lastly, it can also affect those who work overtime resulting to stress and low energy caused by lack of rest due to sleep apnea.
CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Snoring is dangerous when it is happening frequently or happens every day. There are specific factors that can affect the performance of a child through snoring. It can reduce a child's energy during class hours, the incapability of a child to learn accurately and actively, the attention he or she must have, and the alertness that every child must possess. Since it is a fact that children are considered to be hyperactive when it comes to daily activities, but all of these are contradicted by snoring or sleep apnea.
Snoring has been a threat to the possible outcome that may lead to bad performance of a child when it comes to school. Previous studies have associated persistent snoring with new or worsening behavior problems in adults, but the current study seeks for what snoring can bring about to the younger generation, specifically the teenagers.
A survey was conducted to 25 selected fourth year students to determine if snoring has any effect in their school performances. Thirteen among them are girls and twelve are boys. All of them responded to the questions asked and participated well during the survey. The data gathered from the survey are contained in specific tables.
| No. of Respondents | Yes | 15 | No | 9 | Maybe | 4 |
Table 1 - Do you snore?
In this table, 60% of the respondents said that they do snore, 16% of them said that they could be snoring and 34% of them said that they do not snore at all.
| No. of Respondents | Always | 0 | Seldom | 16 | Never | 9 |
Table 2 – How often do you snore?
In Table 2, 64% of the respondents answered that they seldom snore at night and 36% of them said that they never snore at night.
Table 3 – Is there any chance for you to know why you snore? (For snorers only) | Snorers | Yes | 10 | No | 6 |
In this table, it states that 62% of the snorers know that they snore at night, while 38% of them said that they do not know that they are snoring, but their parents or friends told them about their snoring habit.
| Snorers | Yes | 13 | No | 3 |
Table 4 – Do your parents know that you snore?
In this table states that 81% of the snorer’s parents know the fact that their children are snoring, while 19% of the parents doesn’t know that their child is snoring. | Snorers | Non-Snorers | Yes | 12 | 6 | No | 1 | 2 | Maybe | 3 | 1 |
Table 5 – Before going to sleep, do you do a lot of activities to the point that you get tired?
This table showed that 75% of the snorers do a lot of activities before sleeping, compared to the Non-Snorers (67%). 6% of the snorers and 22% of the non-snorers’ answered that they do not do a lot of activities before sleeping, and 19% of the snorers said that they might be doing a lot of activities, as well as the 11% of the non-snorers population.
Time Period | Snorers | Non-Snorers | 8PM – 9PM | 4 | 0 | 10PM – 11PM | 8 | 5 | 11PM – 12AM | 2 | 3 | 12AM and down | 2 | 1 |
Table 6 – What time do you sleep?
In the table located on the right, 25% of the snorers said that they sleep around 8 – 9 PM, 50% of the snorer’s population answered 10 -11 PM, 12.5% of them said that they would normally go to sleep around 11 – 12 PM and 12.5% of the snorers sleeps past 12 midnight. This table also stated that 56% of the non-snorer respondents normally sleep around 10 – 11PM, 33% of the non-snorers answered that they sleep at around 11 – 12 PM and 11% of the non-snorer respondent sleep past 12 AM.
Table 7 – Do you get enough sleep when you wake up? How many hours in average?
For the snorers, majority said that they don’t get enough sleep when they wake up. While the non-snorers answered a 50-50 answer, since some will get enough sleep while others does not. | Snorers | Non – Snorers | Yes | 4 | 4 | No | 11 | 4 | Maybe | 1 | 1 | Hours | Snorers | Non – Snorers | 3 – 5 hrs. | 1 | - | 6 hrs. | 4 | 4 | 7 hrs. | 4 | 4 | 8 hrs. | 7 | - | 9 hrs. | - | 1 |
In this table, normally the snorers have the highest average when it comes to the average of sleep, 8 hours (44% of them).
Grade | Snorers | Non – Snorers | 70 | - | - | 71 – 75 | - | - | 76 – 80 | 2 | 2 | 81 – 85 | 3 | - | 86 - 90 | 9 | 2 | 91 - 95 | 2 | 5 |
Table 8 – What is your average grade?
In this table, it states that in the Snorers category, 12.5% of them have a grade around 76 – 80, 19% (around 81 – 85), 56% (around 86 – 90) and 12.5% (around 91 – 95). In the Non-Snorers category, 22% of them have a grade around (76 – 80), 22% (around 86 – 90) and 56% (around 91 – 95).
Table 9 – Do you feel tired or sleepy during class hours? | Snorers | Non-Snorers | Yes | 6 | 3 | No | 3 | 2 | Maybe | 7 | 4 |
Table 9 focuses on the snorers and non-snorers adaption in the classroom. 38% of the snorers feel tired and sleepy, while 19% doesn’t feel sleepiness at all and 43% said that they will somewhat feel tired or sleepy during class hours. For the non-snorers, 33% of them feel tired and sleepy during class hours, 22% of them doesn’t feel any sleepiness and fatigue and 45% said that they may feel fatigue or sleepiness, but not too much. | Snorers | Non-Snorers | Yes | 5 | 4 | No | 2 | 1 | Maybe | 9 | 4 |
Table 10 – Are you active or concentrated during class hour?
In this table, 31% of the snorers are active in classes, while 13% of them are not and 56% of them answered they may be active in some subjects. For the non-snorers, 44% of them answered yes, while 12% answered no and 44% answered maybe.
Based from the data gathered through the survey and sources, the researchers found out that most of the students snore, but not as like a habitual snorer would do. The data also showed that most of the snorers have done a lot of activities before they sleep and are feeling very tired or sleepy during class hours. Taking account of the respondent's grades, the non-snorers have a higher percentage of getting a grade of 91-95. For the snorers, most of their parents know that they have been snoring which is a big help if things go wrong. In the principle of rest, most of the snorers have responded that they do not get enough sleep when they wake up even if they have the highest average of time sleeping. One thing good about the data above is that 44% of the non-snorers are still active when it comes to discussions and class participation.
CHAPTER III
CONCLUSION
From the data gathered from all sources and surveys the researchers conducted, the researchers concluded that snoring can really affect a student’s performance in school, especially when they have a load of projects and assignments. This has proved that a child must have enough of rest to replenish their energy for the next day's activities. Parents must also monitor the sleeping habits of their children to avoid complications in the future and to prevent the growth of this disorder. Teachers must also take part in making their class lively and fun, so that those inactive students will also participate and won't feel any signs of boredom. Snoring is sometimes the side effect of too much stress, especially people who work overtime and in the case of the students, they work on their projects and assignments late at night. In conclusion, snoring can really affect a student’s performance in school.
But then, our data cannot say that for the whole world knowing that there are other situations and other effects of snoring. Most of the students who snore are doing a lot of activities during wakening hours and are tired or sleepy during class on the next day. Students who snore do not get enough sleep because snoring can block a person in going into a deep, refreshing sleep which results to lack of energy when going to school thus increasing the chances of their grades getting lower than those of the non-snorers. Lucky for those who only snore sometimes, they will not experience the effects of OSA or Obstructive Sleep
Apnea.
Researchers:
Julie-Ann G. Entoma
Sherry Joy M. Lim Lianting
Jorell T. Jao