Sleep apnea

sound. In addition to keeping their sleeping partner or the others around them up because of the loud sounds of snoring the person is making. Medically, it disturbs a person’s sleep patterns keeping them from getting a full night’s sleep and feeling fully rested when they wake up. When a person snores it may be a sign of a far more serious problem know as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome or (OSA). In the early 1970s some of the sleep disorder clinics started to use respiratory and cardiac sensors on a regular basis in all of their overnight sleep studies. This gave way to new possibilities for the way we study sleep and sleep disorders, and since then, the overnight diagnostic tests have become known as polysomnography. Polysomnography tests record many things like the brain activity, a person’s heart rate, in addition to breathing patterns, as well as movements of various parts of the human body. The use of polysomnography is now…

Patients with sleep apnea, a sleep disorder characterized by intermittent episodes of hypoxia (CIH), are at an increased risk for cardiovascular problems. CIH leads to a long lasting augmentation of respiratory and sympathetic motor output after the cessation of CIH, a phenomena termed long-term facilitation (LTF). LTF is a serotonin dependent mechanism. Additionally, serotonergic neurons in the raphe nuclei receive dense projections from orexin (OX) neurons; thus OX may contribute to the…

is possible you may be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA. There are approximately 30 million Americans who are victims of OSA. It is important for anyone who has this problem, or knows someone they care about with it to have an understanding of this condition. So what is OSA? OSA is a condition in which an individual experiences recurrent episodes during sleep when their throat closes, and they cannot breath air into their lungs (apnea). What happens during sleep, is the muscles…

Introduction Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) basically means an individual losses the ability to breathe easily. OSA is could be considered a serious sleep disorder because of the stopping of breathing. OSA is constant and occurs multiple times while asleep. There are a multiple type of apnea but the most known disorder is OSA, which occurs when the throat muscles relax and hinders airways during sleep. OSA is usually caused because of a narrow and flaccid throat. In addition, most people who…

Introduction Sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing is interrupted due to obstruction of the airway. While the individual is asleep, they are unable to breathe for short increments of time. These increments can lasts from 10 seconds to a minute and can occur multiple times during the night. Sleep apnea can be induced by obesity, age, gender, and other factors that are vital to the diagnosis of the disorder. Those suffering from sleep apnea may appear to act abnormally and have cognitive…

turn all night or feel tried during the day, it could be a sign of a sleep disorder. A sleep disorder is defined as a change in sleeping patterns or habits that can negatively affect one’s health. The average teen requires eight to ten hours of sleep each night, but only gets around seven hours. This means that they lack the amount of rest they need to function during the day. Sleep disorders affect nearly seventy million Americans and many do not realize they have one. There are many types of…

Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a a condition that affects breathing during sleep. People with sleep apnea have moments during sleep when breathing gets shallow or pauses. Sleep apnea can cause these symptoms: Trouble staying asleep. Sleepiness or tiredness during the day. Irritability. Loud snoring. Morning headaches. Trouble concentrating. Forgetting things. Less interest in sex. Being sleepy for no reason. Mood swings. Personality changes. …

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…

Sleep Apnea Can you imagine waking up over 100 times per night because you are not breathing. For many people with sleep apnea this is a reality. Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder in which you momentarily stop breathing while you sleep. Some effects of sleep apnea are depression, irritability, learning and memory difficulties, and falling asleep at inappropriate times, such as at work, on the phone, or driving. There are two different kinds of sleep apnea, obstructive and central. Obstructive…

As human beings, sleep is required in order to function normally and ultimately survive. As an individual gets older, the amount of sleep they require tends to differ for example; infants sleep most of the day where adults tend to average 8-10 hours of sleep per night. Sleep apnea is defined as “a disorder in which a person stops breathing while asleep because the throat closes resulting in frequent awakenings in the night” (“Lecture 4”, 2013). An individual with sleep apnea rarely gets a good…