Never ignore sleep apnea, it is much more dangerous than you think, says experts at NasoFilters

Amongst sleep disorders, sleep apnea is the commonest one. Surprisingly, it gets undetected most of the times unless the severity reaches up to unbearable levels.

Nasofilters
Aug 9, 2017 · 3 min read

People see symptoms of other health disorders, and they don’t even know that sleep apnea is the real enemy they have been sleeping with!

What do we mean by sleep apnea? It is a disruption in the breathing while you sleep. This brief pause is normal initially, and your body gets adjusted to it as well. The problem happens when the duration extends.

How to find out and treat Sleep Apnea?

As per the conversation from the Expert at Nasofilter the best treatment for sleep apnea India underlines the importance of finding out the type of sleep apnea before you seek treatment for it.

There are three types of apnea. The first type is Central Sleep Apnea or CSA, the second one is OSA or Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and the third one is mixed sleep apnea which shown the symptoms of both.

In CSA, the brain fails to signal the respiratory system to breathe for a short duration. Hence breathing stops and the oxygen level falls in the body. In OSA, breathing gets interrupted by a physical blockage. When a patient suffers from mixed apnea, there are mixed symptoms of central and obstructive apnea.

When a patient comes to medical practitioners with the symptoms of the disease, they recommend necessary diagnostic tests to isolate the type of the disease and probable reasons. Acccuracy of diagnosis is very much important while giving sleep apnea treatment.

There could be severe implications of it

One should not take the problem lightly once the symptoms are seen. Ignoring Sleep Apnea may lead to various complications.

“It disrupts and destructs more than you imagine. It is not about just missing the sound sleep and hampering work efficiency during the daytime. Over a period, an untreated disease may lead to diabetes, nervous disorders, and stroke and heart ailments.”

“When there are symptoms, whether you notice on your spouse or partner; it is advised to see a specialist as soon as possible. If you repeatedly stop breathing during the night and it gets noticed, then specialists perform the overnight sleep study. It can accurately diagnose the severity and frequency of the problem.

The problem becomes a little bit difficult when the symptoms of sleep apnea overlap with other problems. However, expert doctors have an excellent command over the sleep disorder treatment in India.

When patients come for treatment, doctors find out the actual problem by elimination method, and then prescribe appropriate treatment.

As far as treatment is concerned, doctors prescribe a holistic treatment which covers all probable reasons. They also suggest appropriate lifestyle changes to reduce the symptoms e.g. waking late night, addiction to alcohol and so on.

From weight reduction to breathing exercises and medication to surgical intervention; the whole spectrum of treatment is there.

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