06/05/2024
What is OSA ? understanding & treatment of sleep apnea ?
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition where the upper airway muscles relax while you sleep, causing breathing cessation or shallow breathing. This can lead to episodes of choking or gasping, snoring, and waking up during the night. Other symptoms include:
Daytime sleepiness
Morning headaches
Poor concentration
Irritability
Mood changes, such as depression or being easily upset
Waking up with a dry mouth or sore throat
OSA is usually worse during supine and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. Alcohol consumption or ingestion of sedative medications can also exacerbate OSA.
The gold standard for diagnosing OSA is polysomnography, a sleep study that monitors your heart, lung, and brain activity, breathing patterns, arm and leg movements, and blood oxygen levels while you sleep. You might be monitored all night or part of the night. You may also be able to use home sleep apnea testing kits, which monitor a limited number of variables to detect breathing pauses during sleep.
OSA can be caused by several factors, including: Age, S*x, Body mass index (BMI), High blood pressure, and Higher risk of heart failure or stroke.
While there is no cure for sleep apnea, studies show that certain lifestyle factors can reverse or make your sleep apnea less intense. Other treatment or surgical options can also reverse the condition.
Tests to detect obstructive sleep apnea include: Polysomnography. During this sleep study, you're hooked up to equipment that monitors your heart, lung and brain activity and breathing patterns while you sleep. The equipment also measures arm and leg movements and blood oxygen levels
Polysomnography. Overnight polysomnography is the gold-standard diagnostic test for OSA. Patients who are diagnosed with OSA and choose continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy are then brought back for follow up study, during which the pressure of CPAP device is titrated.
What are 3 symptoms of sleep apnea?
Symptoms
Excessive daytime sleepiness.
Loud snoring.
Observed episodes of stopped breathing during sleep.
Waking during the night and gasping or choking.
Awakening in the morning with a dry mouth or sore throat.
Morning headaches.
Trouble focusing during the day.
Mood changes, such as depression or being easily upset.
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How do you treat OSA naturally?
For mild obstructive sleep apnea, a person may try the following natural remedies at home:
Trying weight loss techniques. ...
Making healthy lifestyle changes. ...
Side sleeping. ...
Raising the head of the bed. ...
Playing a wind instrument or singing. ...
Wearing oral or dental appliances.
To help treat your sleep apnea, healthy lifestyle changes can be very effective. These include getting regular physical activity, maintaining healthy sleeping habits and a healthy weight, limiting alcohol and caffeine intake, and quitting smoking.
( This is for informational purposes only. For medical advice or diagnosis, consult a professional.)
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