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Did You Know?
Do people tell you you snore? Have you or your spouse begun to sleep in separate rooms? Snoring may be a sign of a deeper, more significant underlying medical condition. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which anatomic or physiologic obstruction of the upper airway leads to a slowing down or even cessation of breathing during sleep. The levels of oxygen in your blood can even significantly drop. Subsequently, you body is disturbed from the normal restful, restorative sleep in order to resume adequate respiration. Over time, this can result in significant problems due to chronic sleep deprivation, and it can lead to medical problems such as hypertension or stroke.
While snoring may be one of the more common signs of obstructive sleep apnea, a number of clues may also suggest obstructive sleep apnea. They include:
- Frequent awakening or restless sleep
- Waking with a sensation of choking/gasping at night
- Daytime sleepiness
- Morning headaches
- Unexplained hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Frequent napping during the day
- Feeling unrefreshed and tired after a full night’s sleep
- Witnessed cessation of breathing/gasping/snoring by your sleep partner
The consequences of untreated sleep apnea can be severe or even fatal. Up to one-half of people with obstructive sleep apnea have been noted to have high blood pressure, putting them at increased risk for heart attack, arrhythmia, or pulmonary hypertension. Obstructive sleep apnea also increases the risk for stroke. Other medical consequences may include heartburn, irritability, fatigue, impotence, depression, or congestive heart failure.
A number of medical and surgical treatments exist for the management of snoring alone, as well as obstructive sleep apnea. If you or your sleep partner experience the signs and symptoms of snoring or obstructive sleep apnea, consulting an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon can be the next step in preventing the potentially dangerous consequences.
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