Ent Specialist
MBBS , FRCS (UK) , FRCS (Glasgow)
Ent Specialist
MBBS , FCPS ( OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY ) , Fellowship Rhinology & Skullbase Surgery Malaysia
Ent Specialist, Ent Surgeon
MBBS, MCPS (ENT), FCPS (ENT), BACO Fellowship (UK), MCPS (HPE)
Sleep apnea is a potentially dangerous sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts repeatedly. You may have sleep apnea if you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night's sleep.
Sleep Apnea Facts and Figures
According to an article on sleep apnea published in the National Library of Medicine, the prevalence of sleep apnea is more than 50% in most countries around the globe. Some facts and statistics related to sleep apnea have been listed below:
| People with Sleep Apnea Worldwide | 1 billion Adults |
| Common in | Adults |
| At-Risk Gender | Males |
| Average Age for Diagnosis | 30–69 years |
| Problems related to Sleep Apnea | Heart problems, high blood pressure, stroke |
| Specialists Who Treat Sleep Apnea | ENT Specialist |
Sleep apnea can cause the following signs and symptoms;
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Sleep apnea has different types; let’s see the causes for each type;
The preventive measures for sleep apnea are;
Treatment for Sleep Apnea
Neend ke dauran saans ka rukna sleep apnea ki classic alamaat hain. Airway thori dair ke liye girta hai, saans ruk jati hai, aur aap thori dair ke liye jag kar haanptay hain. Bey ilaaj sleep apnea heart disease aur hadsaat ka khatra barhata hai.
Doctors Epworth Sleepiness Scale istemal karte hain - 8 typical halaat ke imkaan ko 0-3 score karein. 10 se ziada score sleep apnea ki wajah se ziada daytime sleepiness ki taraf ishara karta hai.
Sleep study (polysomnography) gold-standard test hai. Ilaaj mein wazan kam karna, sinus masail ka ilaaj, aur moderate se severe cases ke liye CPAP machine shamil hain. Karwat par sona aur alcohol se parhez bhi madadgar.
SSRIs aam tor par neend aur khwabon par asar dalte hain. Wo REM suppress karte hain, aur jab dimagh isay pakar leta hai, to khwab ziada vivid aate hain. Sleep talking bhi stress ya medication shifts se shuru ho sakti hai.
Ziadatar cases mein nahi - medically nuqsan deh nahi jab tak ke neend mein shadeed khalal na ho. Caffeine, stress, ya neend ki tabdeeliyan shifts trigger kar sakti hain.
Hafte bhar simple sleep diary rakhein. Achi sleep hygiene - sham ko caffeine se parhez, mustaqil jagne ka waqt, sone se pehle screens kam. Psychiatrist ko batayein dose adjust kar sakte hain.
Yeh 8.5 ghantay hain, jo baron ke liye recommended 7-9 ghantay ke andar aate hain. Quality bhi quantity jitni aham hai - agar din mein taza aur alert utthtay hain to schedule kaam kar raha hai.
Jism ki qudrati ghari raat 10 baje se subah 6 baje tak nend ko tarjeeh deti hai. Late sone se melatonin aur cortisol jaise hormones disturb ho jate hain, jo mood, wazan, aur sehat par asar daal sakte hain.
Chuttiyon par bhi wohi nend ka schedule barqarar rakhein, andheri thandi khamosh room mein soyen, aur blackout curtains ya eye mask istemaal karein. Consistency body clock stable rakhti hai.