There are so many complications of snoring, how many do you know?

Snoring, medically known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypoventilation Syndrome, has clinical manifestations of nighttime sleep snoring with apnea and daytime sleepiness. Why snoring has complications Repeated episodes of nocturnal hypoxia and hypercapnia caused by apnea can lead to different degrees of hypoxia. For a long time, it will cause hormone secretion dysfunction in the body, thus causing damage to various systems, tissues and organs; it will cause serious hypoxia in the brain and blood, forming hypoxemia, which is very damaging to the cardiovascular system, and it can cause hypertension, coronary artery disease, cerebral infarction, cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, stroke, sexual dysfunction and so on, and in serious cases, it can lead to sudden death in the night. Snoring in children will affect physical and intellectual development. The three major aspects of snoring complications “Sleep Apnea Syndrome” manifests as snoring, waking up, daytime sleepiness, morning headache, dry mouth, dizziness and fatigue, memory loss, decreased libido, slow reaction and so on, and also due to the recurrent episodes of hypoxia and hypercarbia caused by low ventilation or apnea, which can lead to complications of the heart, lungs, brain and other vital organs. It can lead to complications of vital organs such as heart, lung and brain. First, cardiovascular system can lead to hypertension, arrhythmia, heart failure, coronary heart disease; in the respiratory system, it can lead to pulmonary heart disease, respiratory failure, nocturnal asthma. Among patients with “vicious snoring”, the prevalence of hypertension is as high as 48%, the prevalence of coronary heart disease is 3.4 times higher than that of ordinary people, and the incidence rate of cerebral infarction is 3-10 times higher than that of people without habitual snoring. “Malignant snoring has become the third most dangerous cause of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases; the hypoxia caused by snoring-induced apnea has serious damage to cardiovascular diseases, and it can aggravate the existing conditions and make the heart rate, heart rhythm, and cardiac output fluctuate periodically. Middle-aged and old people snoring is prone to the complications of cardio-hypoxia, which is very likely to cause stroke. Second, the nervous system can cause cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss, personality changes (such as depression). Endocrine system can cause obesity and growth retardation in children. In addition snoring complications are numerous, but also will lead to a person’s mental state and human body functions continue to decline, energy concentration disorder, anxiety, depression. Starting from the habits of life, change of snoring 1, appropriate physical exercise, only a good body, in order to enhance immunity. Because obese people snoring is three times more likely than thin people, not to be taken lightly. 2, sleep environment to use some thought to layout, it is recommended to have snoring friends, in the choice of mattress is best to sleep on a hard board, do not choose too soft mattress, pillow can not be too high, the thickness of the pillow to the unilateral shoulder width is more appropriate. 3, maintain good habits, do not smoke and drink, smoking and drinking will undoubtedly cause respiratory symptoms aggravate snoring, causing night breathing flocculation. It is especially important not to develop the habit of drinking or smoking before going to bed at night. 4, sleep posture should also be adjusted before going to bed, avoid falling asleep on the back to prevent snoring after sleeping. 5, do not take sleeping pills before going to bed because you are afraid of snoring, because drugs will always cause harm to the body.