Article by The Health Team

1. Sleep deprivationSleep Apnea causes one to get out of its naturnal cycle of sleep. As a result, often, sufferers finds it hard to get back to sleep once awakened. As a result, most suffererswill be deprived of sleep as well.

2. mental problemsDue to lack of sleep, the emotional state of mind gains more tension, which in turn causes mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and stress. It could lead to low self esteem as well since sleep deprivation makes one gain dark circles and eye bags, impairing one’s beauty.

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Article by Paul Elms

Many people used to just dismiss sleep apnea as someone that snored loudly. But this can be an annoying condition both for the sufferer and their families. Recent studies have shown that it can have potentially life threatening consequences. Here we will take a look at sleep apnea symptoms and treatments.

Sleep apnea is a condition where a person stops breathing temporarily during their sleep. There are 2 main types of the condition. Obstructive sleep apnea is where there is a physical obstruction to breathing, such as collapsed upper airways. The second type is central sleep apnea where the respiratory center in the brain doesn’t send the correct signals to the body to keep breathing when sleeping. The length of time that a person stops breathing can be 10 seconds or more. This may occur multiple times in a single night with severe sufferers having up to a hundred episodes per night.

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Article by Lillian S walsh

Sleep apnea is a condition that is natural, genetic and can be caused by an accident. If you are suffering with sleep apnea, you can find relief through non-surgical treatments, and then if you need additional help surgical procedures can be completed. Sleep apnea causes you to lose your breath; you can’t breath when you are sleeping. If you can’t breath when you are sleeping, you never really feel rested, you are more likely to be tired, and your heart could be under additional stress.

If your airway is blocked or only partially blocked, medical procedures can correct these problems. Some problems that can be corrected include enlarged tonsils or enlarged adenoids these can be fixed. If you have a small jaw, or only a small opening in the back of your throat, or if you have a broken nose, or a deviated septum, you can have, these conditions corrected leaving sleep apnea to be a thing of the past. Polyps and cysts can be removed, correcting the breathing problems without interrupting your lifestyle much. Recovery times from all of these surgeries are short, and will improve your ability to sleep well.

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Question by Charlie Baker: Could sleep apnea caused by enlarged tonsils effect my running?
I was just diagnosed with possible sleep apnea due to large tonsils and adenoids. My sleep test could not be scheduled until after my first two meets and the results will not come until the fifth one. So I was wondering if either the apnea or the tonsils and adenoids would effect my running and decrease my times. I run the 2 mile. Thank you.

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Article by Kyle Richey

Insomnia and sleep apnea are directly related, and the combination makes it very difficult to get a good night’s sleep. Insomnia is the inability to sleep consistently, and sleep apnea is the medical term for a lack of oxygen while sleeping. The body tries to make up for the lack of oxygen by breathing heavily through the nose. This causes a loud snore, making it difficult for others near by to sleep, too!

In many cases, sleep apnea causes insomnia. While some sleep apnea sufferers do not realize that they are waking up throughout the night, they do indeed wake up frequently. The quality of their sleep is greatly reduced due to the body’s strenuous effort to supply itself with much needed oxygen.

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Question by Nicole: Can sleep apnea cause people to not sleep at all?
i know someone that has sleep apnea and can hardly ever fall asleep. we have been wondering if sleep apnea can cause not being able to shut off and go to sleep or if it’s more serious such as a brain tumor. also seroquel and other sleeping meds aren’t helping her fall asleep so please tell me what should be done.

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Article by George Mitchell Sr.

We generally hear sleep apnea being talked about as being a condition that’s signified by loud, chronic snoring. But that’s not always the truth. Each time a person is affected with obstructive apnea, they snore as air pushes past a totally or partially blocked airway, with all the breathing interruptions happening a minimum of 5 and quite often in excess of 30 times an hour. In the event you share your bed with somebody that hasn’t resolved his or her obstructive apnea, you are aware how annoying this really is. Furthermore the breathing interruptions lead to your partner’s moving from a state of deep sleep to light sleep, however they may have the identical effect on you, leaving you both feeling tired, irritable and not able to concentrate during waking hours.

However, when your partner suffers from central apnea, you might not know that they’re experiencing sleep apnea. As opposed to obstructive apnea that results from a blocked airway, central apnea is brought on by the brain’s ineffectively communicating the right breathing actions towards the breathing muscles. Consequently, the sufferer intermittently gasps for air as opposed to snoring. Central apnea is less frequent that obstructive apnea, but it’s no less dangerous to a person’s long-term health. Both obstructive and central apnea can increase a person’s risk to get a many negative health issues, including high blood pressure, hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, erection dysfunction, obesity, depression and poor concentration. But the most damaging effect of sleep apnea is its weakening of the immune system. As with all insomnia issues, the insufficient sleep that results form apnea causes immune cells to function with less efficiency and therefore decreases the human body’s capability to fight off infection and disease.

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Question by admaster_99: Can sleep apnea cause digestive problems?
I was just wondering if sleep apnea could cause digestive problems and if anybody has had experience. The symptoms I mean are diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bloating mainly. I have a good possibility that I have sleep apnea and I was wondering if maybe these other symptoms could be from it. I always assumed it was the other way around the digestive symptoms causing me to be so tired.

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Article by Anton Hout

For those who suffer with sleep apnea, one simple solution maybe a sleep apnea pillow. These pillows are designed to encourage the user to sleep on their side, rather than the back, making breathing easier. The sleep apnea pillow which is normally in the shape of a triangle helps to support the head and elongate the neck to encourage the airways to remain open by keeping the tongue from falling back and blocking the airway.

What is sleep apnea and how does it affect you? It is a serious condition which causes a disruption of the flow of air to the lungs while you sleep. This causes pauses in breathing to occur frequently during the night and in severe cases cause the sufferer to stop breathing altogether. Sleep apnea pillows are specially designed to prevent this from happening by ensuring the airways are kept open by positioning the head and neck properly.

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Article by Ray Burk

Many people erroneously believe that sleep apnea is no more than a snoring practice. It is correct that the state is demonstrated through snoring, however, the problem is more deep rooted than that. Sleep apnea is a condition where collapsed tissues in the airway cause breathing cessation while one sleeps. These episodes can last anywhere from 1 second to 30 seconds and can occur many times during the night. This results in interrupted sleep and the ultimate lack of oxygen getting processed throughout the body causing serious health problems over the long term. The good news is that the sleep apnea condition has been successfully treated over the past 20 years with Continuous Positive Airway (CPAP) Devices and an apnea mask.

Some of the signs of sleep apnea include, excessive snoring, continuous interrupted sleep, and choking or gurgling sounds during sleep. Additionally, many people are overweight or have excessive skin tissue around their throat area. Inadequate sleep:

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