What are the causes of obstructive sleep apnea?
According to statistics, the incidence of sleep apnea syndrome in adults is 2-4%, more men than women, women are more often seen after menopause, and its condition is more mild than that of men.
1. Obesity.
Excessive fat deposited in the neck, due to cause the narrowing of the airway.
2.Drinking alcohol and taking sedative and sleeping drugs.
Inhibit breathing to aggravate snoring.
3.Smoking.
Causes inflammatory edema in the upper respiratory tract causing narrowing of the respiratory tract.
4.Age.
Age increases the incidence of snoring and the neuromuscular function decreases.
5.Nasal causes.
Deviated nasal septum, nasal polyps, chronic rhinitis, enlarged turbinates, congestion and hypertrophy of nasal mucosa.
6, pharyngeal causes.
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids, enlarged uvula, enlarged and low hanging soft palate, enlarged tongue.
7, congenital anatomical malformations.
Developmental deformity of the mandible (such as small jaw deformity), recession of the mandible, etc.
8, acromegaly.
Tongue hyperplasia hypertrophy causes narrowing of the airway.
9.Heredity.
Familial snoring patients can often be seen.