With the development of economy and improvement of living standard, more and more people have a better understanding of the new concept of health – health means happiness of family, health means success of career, health means sublimation of quality of life. People are pursuing more quality of life, pursuing a long and healthy life, and also paying more attention to the prevention and treatment of physical and mental diseases and source diseases. However, tens of thousands of people suffer from what modern medicine calls “Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypoventilation Syndrome” (OSAHS, snoring), which seriously affects human health and greatly reduces the quality of life, and OSAHS is a disease of origin associated with potentially fatal diseases. What is snoring? Is snoring a disease? Many people think that only those who sleep well snore. In fact, the main cause of snoring is upper airway obstruction, caused by some diseases of the nose, throat and larynx, such as deviated nasal septum, chronic sinusitis, nasopharyngeal adenoid hypertrophy, tonsil hypertrophy, pharyngeal lymphoid tissue hyperplasia and tongue hypertrophy. Obesity is another important cause of snoring, because obese people have more tongue body hypertrophy and excessive submucosal fat in the uvula and pharynx, causing airway narrowing. Snoring often occurs at night because the reflex function decreases during sleep, while the reflex instinct to maintain the pharyngeal airway decreases, and the muscle tension of the pharynx weakens, causing the tongue root and soft palate to close to the back wall of the pharynx causing airway narrowing or obstruction, and the airflow through the narrowing is accelerated, generating turbulence and causing vibration of the surrounding tissues, thus producing the phenomenon of snoring, which is often referred to as snoring For snoring, most people do not Recognize the potential danger of this source disease. However, if you have the following symptoms, you should be more alert and have a consultation and examination. For example: waking up at night, sleep deprivation, headache after waking up, daytime sleepiness, drowsiness, lack of concentration, loss of work efficiency, etc. So how does snoring affect health? Hypoventilation and apnea will cause hypoxemia and hypercapnia, which will lead to pathophysiological changes of many systems in the whole body in the long run. 1. In the respiratory system. It can cause respiratory acidosis, cyanosis, shortness of breath, restlessness and other symptoms. 2. In the cardiovascular system. Hypoxia and hypercapnia can cause sympathetic excitation and increased concentration of catecholamines in the blood, which results in increased blood pressure, accelerated heart rhythm, and even various arrhythmias, endangering life. 3. In the blood system. Low blood oxygen will stimulate the kidneys to secrete erythropoietin and increase red blood cells in the circulating blood, resulting in increased blood viscosity and peripheral resistance, which will lead to increased blood pressure and poor microcirculatory perfusion. 4. In the nervous system. Due to hypoxia and circulatory disorders, the central nervous system gram is damaged, manifested as dizziness and headache, mental retardation personality change, etc. 5, in the endocrine system. Due to the low quality of sleep, the growth hormone released during deep sleep is reduced to varying degrees, which explains the slow growth of the affected children. Based on these pathophysiological changes, what exactly are the health risks? 1.Children’s growth and development are affected by the blockage of soft tissue (adenoids) at the postnasal orifice, which causes long-term open-mouth breathing, decreased intelligence, learning difficulties, short stature, underweight, and sometimes sleepwalking or urination. 2.Snoring during sleep is the most common symptom of snoring, which can seriously affect social activities and family life. 3.Abnormal activities during sleep, repeated awakenings, and dreamy nightmares. 4.Early morning Headache, daytime drowsiness, lack of concentration, mental retardation, slow reaction, and reduced work and study efficiency. 5. Snoring can cause hypertension, irregular heart rate, cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction, dementia, and endocrine metabolic disorders such as loss of libido and impotence. 6. A person is a patient of OSAHS? The objective diagnostic criteria for snoring are: apnea is the cessation of air flow through the nostrils or mouth for at least 10 seconds; sleep apnea is the cessation of breathing for at least 30 times during a 7-hour night sleep. At present, snoring is often clinically classified into three types: central, obstructive and mixed types. In addition to fiber endoscopy which is helpful for the segment of upper airway obstruction site, multi-phase sleep monitor has a very important role in the diagnosis of snoring, including the detection of chest wall movement, thermistor to measure nasal and oral air flow, ECG and EEG can fully understand the patient’s sleep status. How to treat such a serious disease? Snoring treatment is divided into two categories: conservative treatment and surgical treatment. Conservative treatment includes medication, weight loss, treatment with tongue brace and intranasal continuous positive pressure ventilation, etc. Surgical treatment includes surgical treatment of nasopharyngeal disorders, such as sinus opening, nasal septum correction, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and palatopharyngoplasty, which aims to increase the space between the soft palate, tonsil fossa and posterior pharyngeal wall and reduce the resistance of the upper airway. Prevention is better than cure, and by taking the causes of the disease, we can target prevention, such as weight control, smoking and alcohol cessation. And to achieve three early: early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment. In today’s rapid progress of medical science, people pay more attention to their quality of life, the original you have a healthy and sweet sleep, energetic face each day, to obtain a higher quality of life.