Sleep Apnea Can Kill
Sleep apnea can kill you and your brain cells. Sleep apnea can keep you from doing well at work or school. It can keep you from remembering things that recently happened. It can also make you feel tired all the time.
Have you ever had to pull off the road to take a nap in the middle of the day? If your sleep apnea is severe, you can actually kill others because of it. Imagine driving while drowsy. Sleep apnea is a serious threat to yourself and others.
The biggest indicator of sleep apnea is snoring. The same sleep conditions that cause snoring cause sleep apnea. The muscles in the air passages relax, causing the soft palate to the base of the tongue to obstruct the airway. This obstruction causes an interruption in breathing while a sufferer sleeps. These interruptions in breathing, or apneas, can last from five seconds to a minute. When breathing restarts, the result is a snore. Frighteningly, a sufferer of sleep apnea may actually stop breathing anywhere from five to one hundred times during sleep. It is no wonder why sufferers of sleep apnea are tired.
The symptoms of sleep apnea are a direct result of suffering sleep apnea. The most common symptoms include:
• Chest Pain
• Choking or Gasping During Sleep
• Constant Waking
• Depression
• Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
• Frequent Urination During the Night
• Headaches
• Heartburn
• High Blood
• Inability to Focus or Concentrate
• Mouth Breathing
• Personality Changes
• Restlessness
• Sexual Dysfunction
• Short Attention Span
• Snoring
• Sweating
• Swelling in the Legs
• Tiredness
• Trouble Remembering
• Waking Unrefreshed
Sleep apnea can cause serious health conditions. They include:
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Stroke
Lifestyle adjustments, sleeping with a CPAP machine, or surgery can help. If you have any of the above symptoms or are suffering from a sleep problem, get help. It could save your life or the lives of other.
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