Sleep Apnea
Kevin E Padilla Morales
Jackie Straton
E Block Anatomy
April 6, 2017
Thesis Respiratory diseases such as sleep apnea can cause issues with breathing leading to the failure of the central nervous system.
Introduction
Sleep apnea in particular is a respiratory disease which causes the collapse of tissues in the upper airway. This collapse can lead to serious issues which may end up in the failure of the central nervous system and even may lead to death. Sleep apnea has a long past discovery in which it came to be known as a respiratory disease, the symptoms and side effects can lead to solving the issue before it becomes out of control, how the issue itself works, and treatments are available in order to help reduce the risks …show more content…
“Sleep Apnea” didn’t get its own name until about the twentieth century; in the 1950’s and 60’s research on apnea became huge and initially in the 1970’s is when they started testing research on dogs to figure out what was truly going on. At first trachaeotomies were the only means of trying to clear blockage of the throat to the lungs in dogs and humans while masks were discovered at least a decade later by Colin …show more content…
The disease was founded long ago and seemingly went hand-in-hand with Pickwickian Syndrome until the early twentieth century where intense research starting appearing. Sleep apnea soon became the center of attention and Sullivan came up with the CPAP machine for help with those diagnosed. OSA and CSA overlap in symptoms of loss of breath, abrupt awakenings gasping for air, and loud snoring which can be treated and sometimes even cured. Children can be cured by surgery and removal of enlarged tonsils but adults have a seemingly more challenging take on treatment. Surgery in adults depends on where the obstruction, or multiple obstruction sites are and can prove difficult to be helped. Although surgery isn’t their best option, CPAP, VPAP, and oral appliances are also available in helping these patients get treatments to keep the lungs airways from collapsing. Prevention of sleep apnea by exercising, staying healthy, not smoking, and avoiding sleeping pills can all lead to the nervous system staying in tact. Though treatments can help, prevention is the first step, and if prevention fails, treatments are available to keep the respiratory and central nervous systems well and
Kevin E Padilla Morales
Jackie Straton
E Block Anatomy
April 6, 2017
Thesis Respiratory diseases such as sleep apnea can cause issues with breathing leading to the failure of the central nervous system.
Introduction
Sleep apnea in particular is a respiratory disease which causes the collapse of tissues in the upper airway. This collapse can lead to serious issues which may end up in the failure of the central nervous system and even may lead to death. Sleep apnea has a long past discovery in which it came to be known as a respiratory disease, the symptoms and side effects can lead to solving the issue before it becomes out of control, how the issue itself works, and treatments are available in order to help reduce the risks …show more content…
“Sleep Apnea” didn’t get its own name until about the twentieth century; in the 1950’s and 60’s research on apnea became huge and initially in the 1970’s is when they started testing research on dogs to figure out what was truly going on. At first trachaeotomies were the only means of trying to clear blockage of the throat to the lungs in dogs and humans while masks were discovered at least a decade later by Colin …show more content…
The disease was founded long ago and seemingly went hand-in-hand with Pickwickian Syndrome until the early twentieth century where intense research starting appearing. Sleep apnea soon became the center of attention and Sullivan came up with the CPAP machine for help with those diagnosed. OSA and CSA overlap in symptoms of loss of breath, abrupt awakenings gasping for air, and loud snoring which can be treated and sometimes even cured. Children can be cured by surgery and removal of enlarged tonsils but adults have a seemingly more challenging take on treatment. Surgery in adults depends on where the obstruction, or multiple obstruction sites are and can prove difficult to be helped. Although surgery isn’t their best option, CPAP, VPAP, and oral appliances are also available in helping these patients get treatments to keep the lungs airways from collapsing. Prevention of sleep apnea by exercising, staying healthy, not smoking, and avoiding sleeping pills can all lead to the nervous system staying in tact. Though treatments can help, prevention is the first step, and if prevention fails, treatments are available to keep the respiratory and central nervous systems well and