Warning Signs of Sleep Apnea that you Must Know
Sleep Apnea is the most common sleep disorder causing pauses while breathing while they are sleeping. It can sometimes lead to major health problems. A good night’s sleep is most important for an efficient body functioning. It can be difficult sometimes to notice sleep apnea as the symptom’s points to other medical conditions.
What are the types of Sleep Apnea
Three main types of sleep Apnea:
Central Sleep Apnea: When the brain doesn’t send proper signals to the muscles that controls breathing of person.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Occurs when airflow is restricted as the throat muscles relax during sleep.
Complex Sleep Apnea Syndrome: When a person has both Central and Obstructive sleep apnea.
Signs/Symptoms of Sleep Apnea
Snoring: It is caused due to partial blockage or obstructions when the air is restricted from easily moving through airways.
Breathing Pauses: Frequent breaks in breathing is noticed when fatty tissues of tongue or the throat relaxes during sleep which falls across airways blocking the oxygen flow and preventing respiration for several seconds.
Fatigue during day: Having 7-9 hrs of sleep is not important but the quality of sleep you had is what matters the most. The breathing pauses and the interruptions during sleep will drop the sleep quality making you tired during the day. Excessive daytime sleepiness is a condition that a person experience when he/ she has sleep apnea.
Headache: Having headache in the morning after you wake up is the common symptom of sleep apnea that shows you had an improper quality of sleep.
Obesity: Fat deposits on the tract of upper respiratory narrow the airway that decrease in muscle activity in the circumference of throat.
Mood swings or depression: A person's mood gets affected due to lack of quality sleep. Lack of quality sleep every night makes you more irritable, anxious, short-tempered and can eventually trigger depression.
At LifePlus Medical, we perform sleep apnea test at home with our state of art devices to diagnose conditions such as Obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia and other sleep disorders. Diagnosing sleep disorders will improve the patient’s quality of life and avoid complications. Book your sleep test today!