Zusammenfassung der Ressource
WAKE UP DAD!
- he was diagnosed with
- Sleep Apnea
- affects
- Upper respiratory System
- Anatomy of
- Nose
- Pharynx
- Larynx
- affects sleeping
- Sleep Cycle
- Causes
- risk factors
- Worsens with increasing age
- 2 men with OSA for each woman
- Obesity with BMI greater than 25
- Neck size greater than 17 inches
- Family history of sleep apnea
- Alcohol consumption
- Types
- 1. Obstructive Sleep apnea
- 2. Central sleep apnea
- 3. mixed type
- physiology of breathing
- Pathogenesis
- Symptoms
- Snoring
- causes
- mouth anatomy
- low, thick soft palate
- overweight
- uvula is elongated
- Alcohol consumption
- Nasal problems
- Chronic nasal congestion
- deviated nasal septum
- Sleep deprivation
- Sleep position (Back)
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- nvestigations
- Polysomnography
- Medical uses
- Narcolepsy
- idiopathic
hypersomnia
- periodic limb
movement disorder
- REM behavior
disorder
- Parasomnias
- sleep apnea
- Treatment
- Mild cases
- Lifestyle changes
- Losing weight
- Quitting smoking
- Treatment for the allergies
- Moderate to sever cases
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Auto-CPAP
- Bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
- Expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP)
- Oral appliances
- Surgery
- Complications
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- episodes of breathing cessation during sleep
- Abrupt awakenings accompanied by gasping or choking
- dry mouth or sore throat
- Morning headache
- Difficulty concentrating
- depression or irritability
- Hypertesion
- Nighttime sweating