Snoring - bad!
Most often, people do not hear the snoring of his snoring itself, and finds out about this unfortunate circumstance of the others. Of course, this phenomenon gives rise to a lot of psychological problems in relationships with those who have to share a room to sleep. But, in addition to psychological troubles, there is also such a dangerous phenomenon as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. What is it and what to lose?
There are several causes or risk factors that can lead to a narrowing of the pharynx during sleep and, consequently, the appearance of snoring and sleep apnea. The most common of these - obesity, alcohol consumption, especially in the evening, various diseases of the nose and throat, or even sleeping pills.
The difference between sleep apnea snoring
Snoring is usually accompanied by obstructive sleep apnea. But sleep apnea - a more severe manifestation of disordered breathing during sleep. During snoring lumen airway narrowing despite their remains partially open, while in a sleepy sleep apnea, there is complete overlap them.
Any person, having no special knowledge, can diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It's enough to listen to the breathing of a sleeping man. This usually happens because a person snores, snoring, and suddenly heard the silence, a pause, which terminated by a sharp sob, snort, and with even greater power is resumed.
Since sleep apnea syndrome - is a more severe manifestation of disordered breathing during sleep, compared with snoring, then the consequences of his more serious.
At present there is no obvious evidence that she stop breathing during sleep, even if it lasts for 2-2.5 minutes, could lead to death. However, there are several mechanisms by which sleep apnea can affect health.
First, it is hypoxia (lack of oxygen) during sleep. If the air can no longer flow into the lungs during breathing stops, and the need for it remains the same, the content of oxygen in the blood begins to decline gradually.Sometimes family members can watch as the person starts snoring before your eyes turn blue.
Second, after a certain period of time, which usually ranges from 10 seconds to 2 minutes, in response to reduced oxygen in the blood, the brain determines that it lacks oxygen, and gives a command to wake up and thus is fragmented sleep. In normal sleep consists of several phases. If there are frequent waking, the brain does not have time to dive into the deeper stages of sleep needed for good rest of the body. Even though it is often sick and did not wake up, these episodes may occur again and again, sometimes several hundred times per night, thereby dramatically disrupting sleep patterns.
Frequent awakenings lead to activation of the so-called sympathetic nervous system. Dramatically increases the heart rate, increased blood pressure, there may be a variety of cardiac arrhythmias.
Third, the sharp decrease in intrathoracic pressure also contributes to high blood pressure. Due to the fact that at the hypopharynx is the overlap of the respiratory tract, and chest continues, more and more increasing their attempts to somehow get a breath of fresh air, the effect of "fur" that is part discharged pressure. And in this "vacuum" trap starts sucked blood. The blood comes from the legs, from the periphery, and begins to accumulate predominantly in the chest, thereby overloading the heart of the excessive volume.
Marina Razumovskaya, AMI-TASS
Do you snore during sleep?
Should this sensitive issue will certainly become the property of others, or whether, after all, you can learn the most about his nocturnal problems in time to take action? It turns out that there are ways to self-diagnosis of snoring and sleep apnea.
Select a symptom or situation that you often encounter at home. In order to get rid of this condition, you need a targeted treatment for breathing disorders (sleep apnea and snoring) during the night.
The next morning I feel rested
Feeling lack of rest after sleep mainly due to the sharp disruption of the structure of sleep. Muscle relaxation, lowering blood pressure, "rest" of physiological systems is observed, mainly in the stages of deep sleep. In patients with the same snoring and sleep apnea syndrome, these phases are usually absent, as the periodic cessation of breathing during sleep or excessive respiratory effort "podbuzhivayut" organism. Also disrupted production of many hormones.
In the mornings I have increased blood pressure
This symptom may be due to various reasons. However, one of the main reasons is the presence of disordered breathing during sleep.
Day pulls me to sleep
Daytime sleepiness, as well as a sense of lack of proper rest after sleep, associated with severe sleep fragmentation. The brain at night is not getting enough sleep and, therefore, trying to catch up in the afternoon. Daytime sleepiness is one of the main symptoms of sleep apnea syndrome, and sometimes it reaches the point that patients may fall asleep, not only during calm situations, for example, while reading the newspaper, but also during active operations - and even a conversation while walking.
At night I often (more than 1 times) I get up in the toilet
This is a very characteristic symptom in patients with sleep apnea syndrome and snoring. Despite this, many physicians regard this symptom as an indication of the presence of benign prostatic hyperplasia.However, the adenoma is often not found. What's really going on? The mechanism of this phenomenon is known. During sleep, due to narrowing of the upper respiratory tract, but the preservation of the respiratory movements, creates a pathological vysokootritsatelnoe intrathoracic pressure. In some patients, it can drop to -100 mm water column. And in this "vacuum trap" starts with a stick blood limb, there is an overload of the right heart blood volume excess. And in the right atrium are the cells that produce the so-called natriuretic hormone, or peptide, which determines the excessive formation of urine during sleep.
At night I sometimes wake up feeling short of breath
This is an indication that you have pauses in breathing during sleep. In order to assess their origin and severity, you will need to polysomnography (research method for assessing the structure and the presence of sleep disorders like sleep itself, and the various pathologies observed during sleep). If you feel short of breath persists even after waking up, then it is possible the development of heart failure or bronchospasm.
I constantly feel tired
The emergence of chronic fatigue may be due to different reasons. However, if you snore, or do you have to stop breathing during sleep, then perhaps this is the main reason. The fact that respiratory disturbances during sleep are powerful destabilizing factors, which disrupts sleep patterns. The man simply not getting enough sleep.
And as it happens from night to night, and fatigue will gradually move into the chronic. To assess the possible cause of your fatigue will polysomnography.
I started gaining weight why most snorers have an increased weight (obesity)? The reason may be related to altered development of the so-called growth hormone, one of whose functions is to destroy the fat in the body. The fact that this hormone is produced mainly at night in the deep stages of sleep. And snorers, due to sleep fragmentation, these stages are usually absent. Therefore, the lack of this hormone leads to the fact that a person begins to gain weight.
I have at night, "heartburn"
The fact that patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is often observed gastroesophageal reflux during sleep (that is, throw the contents of the stomach into the esophagus). Gastroesophageal reflux associated with vysokootritsatelnym intrathoracic pressure arising during episodes of obstructive apnea.Since the pressure in the esophagus is lower than the pressure in the stomach, then, accordingly, there is a suction effect of acidic contents from the stomach. You receive "heartburn."
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