Sleep Apnea

• December 7, 2020

Sleep Apnea is a severe sleep condition that causes when an individual's respiratory rate is stopped during bedtime. People with undiagnosed sleep apnea lose consciousness repetitively during sleep, sometimes hundreds of times. This meant that the brain and the rest of the body might not have enough oxygen.
 
There are two categories of sleep apnea:
 
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): The more prevalent of the 2 types of apnea, it is caused by an airway blocking, generally when the soft tissue in the back of the throat breaks down during sleep.
 
Central sleep apnea: Unlike OSA, the airway is not restricted, but the brain is unable to signify the muscles to keep breathing due to unrest in the respiratory control center. Sleep apnea usually happens in about 25 percent of men and almost 10 percent of women. Sleep apnea can influence people of all ages, including infants and children, especially individuals over the age of 50 and those who are obese. Specific physical and clinical characteristics are frequent in people with obstructive sleep apnea. These involve excess weight, large neck, and systemic malformations that reduce the circumference of the upper airway, such as nasal blockage, low-hanging soft palate, elongated tonsils, or a tiny overbite jaw.