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  • SNOARING .. Do I Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea?.: Who Is at Risk To Develop OSA

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    In this modern stressful life, physical exercise is limited and easy access to rich high calorie diet causing alarming rate of obesity in India as well as worldwide. Unconsumed and un burnt calories is converted to excess fat deposit in neck, chest wall, abdomen causing restriction for lungs to expand and obstruction to airflow into lungs. This will lead to spectrum from snoring in night to frequent cessation of airflow to lungs, either partial or complete, causing frequent awakening from sound sleep. Apnea means not breathing. Obstruction to breath during sleeping is called OSA syndrome. Frequent apneas can cause many problems. With time, if not treated, serious health problems may develop.

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    In this modern stressful life, physical exercise is limited and easy access to rich high calorie diet causing alarming rate of obesity in India as well as worldwide. Unconsumed and un burnt calories is converted to excess fat deposit in neck, chest wall, abdomen causing restriction for lungs to expand and obstruction to airflow into lungs. This will lead to spectrum from snoring in night to frequent cessation of airflow to lungs, either partial or complete, causing frequent awakening from sound sleep. Apnea means not breathing. Obstruction to breath during sleeping is called OSA syndrome. Frequent apneas can cause many problems. With time, if not treated, serious health problems may develop.

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    SNOARING .. Do I Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea?.: Who Is at Risk To Develop OSA

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    In this modern stressful life, physical exercise is limited and easy access to rich high calorie diet causing alarming rate of obesity in India as well as worldwide. Unconsumed and un burnt calories is converted to excess fat deposit in neck, chest wall, abdomen causing restriction for lungs to expand and obstruction to airflow into lungs. This will lead to spectrum from snoring in night to frequent cessation of airflow to lungs, either partial or complete, causing frequent awakening from sound sleep. Apnea means not breathing. Obstruction to breath during sleeping is called OSA syndrome. Frequent apneas can cause many problems. With time, if not treated, serious health problems may develop.

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    SNOARING..DoIhaveObstructiveSleepApnea?.

    Inthismodernstressfullife,physicalexerciseislimitedandeasyaccesstorichhighcaloriediet
    causingalarmingrateofobesityinIndiaaswellasworldwide.Unconsumedandunburnt
    caloriesisconvertedtoexcessfatdepositinneck,chestwall,abdomencausingrestrictionfor
    lungstoexpandandobstructiontoairflowintolungs.Thiswillleadtospectrumfromsnoringin
    nighttofrequentcessationofairflowtolungs,eitherpartialorcomplete,causingfrequent
    awakeningfromsoundsleep.Apneameansnotbreathing.Obstructiontobreathduring
    sleepingiscalledOSAsyndrome.Frequentapneascancausemanyproblems.Withtime,ifnot
    treated,serioushealthproblemsmaydevelop.

    WhoisatrisktodevelopOSA;
    1. Asmentionedearlier,Obesityistheleadingculprit
    2. Morecommoninmen
    3. Womenaftermenopause
    4. Agemorethan65years
    5. Largeadenoidsortonsilscausingobstruction
    6. Micrognathia(smalljaw)orretrognathis(pulledbackjaw)

    WhatarethesymptomsofOSA?.
    YoumaynotbeawarethatyouhaveOSA,butthesesymptomsareusuallynoticedbyspouses,
    orotherfamilymembers.

    Commonsymptomsyoumayhaveduringsleep
    Loudsnoringthatbothersotherpeoplesleepingneartoyou
    Gaspingorchockingforairorstoppingbreathingonandoff
    Suddenjerkybodymovements
    Frequentawakeningsfromsleep
    Tossingandturninginbed

    Thesewillleadtodaytimesymptomswhenyouareawake
    Wakinguptiered,feelinglikenotsleptwellevenaftersleepingformanyhours
    GotoSleepeasilyduringdaytimewhileworkingorwatchingTVorevenwhiledriving
    vehicle
    Feelingfatigueandtirednessalldayasthoughnothavinganyenergy
    Morningheadache,feelingdryinmouthbymouthbreathingatnight
    Problemswithpoormemoryorinabilitytoconcentrate
    Personalitychanges,suchasmoodswingsanddifficultygettingalongwithothers
    WhatarethelongtermhealthproblemsifyouhaveOSA
    Lackofsleepatnightwithorwithoutgettingoxygenfromobstructiontoairflowwillplace
    strainonheartpumpingcausinghighbloodpressure(Hypertension),heartdisease,strokeor
    evenearlydeath.Thislackofsleepcanleadtoroadtrafficaccidentsfromfallingasleepduring
    driving.
    HowcanwediagnoseOSA?.
    IfyouhavesymptomssuggestiveofOSA,youseekformedicaladvice.OSAcanbediagnosedby
    sleepstudycalledPolysomnogram(Sleeptest).Thisstudyisgenerallydoneatnighttimewhen
    yougotosleepwithmachinemonitoringyourairflow,chest,abdominalmovement,oxygen
    levels,heartrateandsleepstatusandgradesleepapneaseverityasmild,moderateandsevere
    categories.

    Howisobstructivesleepapneatreated?.
    Ifyoursleepapneaismild,simplemeasureslikeloosingweight,avoidingdrinkingalcohol4
    hoursbeforesleeping,usingappropriatepillowsandmakinghabitofsleepingonsidenoton
    backside.Ifmoderatetosevere,thenyouneedtogoonContinuousPositiveAirwayPressure
    (CPAP).Thisdevicewillforceairintoyourairwaysviamaskthatsnuglyfitsyourmouthornose
    andthisairpressureactslikeasplinttoopenyournarrowedairwaysatnight.Theairpressure
    isadjustedaccordingtoonesseveritytostopfrequentapneas.

    Therearealsocustommadeoraldevicesandsurgeriesavailabletorectifysometypesof
    apneas.
    Courtesy;AmericanThoracicSociety(ATS),patientinformationseries

    Dr.Mohan,K.T.
    ConsultantPulmonolgist,ABMH
    MBBS,MD(Medicine,Cornell/NYHUniversity,U.S.A.)
    MD(ChestMedicine/Pulmonology,TulaneUniv,U.S.A.)
    MD(Intensivist/CriticalCareMedicine,TulaneUniv,U.S.A.)
    SpecialistinSleepMedicine
    FellowofAmericanCollegeofPhysician(FACP,USA)
    FellowofAmericanCollegeofCehstPhysician(FCCP,USA).

    ForAppointments:CallMobile8805013931

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