Sleep apnea syndrome is a sleep disorder in which sleep breathing stops, and can be divided into two types:No breathing: the flow of air from the mouth and nose stops for more than 10 seconds. Hypopnea: a decrease in oxygen exchange of 50% or more for more than 10 seconds. The sleep apnea hypopnea index (AHI) refers to the average number of no-breathing (Apnea) and hypopnea (Hypopnea) events that occur in an hour, and when the AHI exceeds 5 times/hour, the patient is said to have “sleep apnea syndrome “Sleep apnea syndrome.
Sleep apnea syndrome is divided into three types:
1, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (Obstructive Apnea): sleep apnea caused by obstruction of the upper airway
2, Central Apnea: Central respiratory nerve disorders cause sleep apnea dysfunction
3.Mixed Apnea: A combination of both obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea.
4. When “sleep apnea syndrome” occurs during sleep, air cannot enter the lungs smoothly, resulting in lowered blood oxygen saturation (SPO2), irregular heart rhythm and higher blood pressure, leading to disruption of sleep structure and lack of oxygen to multiple organs during sleep.
Clinical manifestations are.
1. at night: snoring, open-mouth breathing, frequent urination at night
2. Daytime: headache on waking, daytime drowsiness, poor mental performance, memory loss, reduced attention span, regression in learning ability, and reduced work efficiency.
High-risk groups.
1.Sleepers who snore
2, suffering from hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression and other diseases
3, thick neck circumference (male greater than 43 cm, female greater than 38 cm)
4. Obese people
5, physiological tissue problems (nasal diaphragm curvature, posterior tongue root hypertrophy, flat I gland hypertrophy … etc.)
Diseases.
1. Immunity decline
2. Cardiovascular disease (hypertension, heart disease, stroke)
3, diabetes
4, male sexual dysfunction
5, emotional instability, irritability
6, depression
Improvement methods reference
1.Changing life style and sleeping posture: weight reduction, avoiding alcohol 4 hours before bedtime, avoiding sleeping pills, and sleeping on the side are helpful for general snoring, as well as mild and moderate sleep apnea syndrome patients.
2.Stop snoring braces: intraoral fixed stop snoring braces, adjustable stop snoring braces, tongue-holding device…etc.: applicable to patients with simple snoring, or snoring combined with mild or moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
3.Breathing machine: It is suitable for patients who snore and combined with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
4.Surgical treatment: soft palate surgery, laser soft palate surgery, radio wave soft palate surgery, tonsillectomy, nasal surgery, which are suitable for patients with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Studies have confirmed that if sleep apnea syndrome, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression, etc. are treated at the same time, the treatment of sleep apnea syndrome will be more effective for hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression, etc.