Obstructive Sleep Apnoea - Detection and Dangers
Next: Sleep Apnoea - The Treatment How Do I Know If I Have Sleep Apnoea?- The person you sleep with may notice it first.
- Otherwise your doctor (respiratory sleep disorder specialist) can diagnose it.
- Excessive sleepiness.
- Morning headaches.
- Irritability or moodiness.
- Memory loss, poor concentration.
- Reduced libido.
- Loud, irregular snoring.
- Feeling of choking or shortness of breath.
- Restless sleep.
- Nocturia.
- Sweating.
- Nocturnal cough.
- Esophageal reflux.
- Obesity greatly increases risk of obstructive sleep apnoea.
- Bmi > 30 – very high risk.
- Neck circumference
- > 17 inches (43 cms) in males
- > 15 inches in females.
- Male : female – 2 : 1.
- Tonsillar hypertrophy.
- Hypothyroidism, acromegaly.
- Nasal septal deviation.
- Hypertention & Cardiac Disease
Each additional apnoea event per hour of sleep increases the odds of HT by about 1%. Each 10% decrease in nocturnal oxygen saturation increases the odds of HT by 13%. - Diabetes
Dysregulation of glucose control. Exacerbate the onset of diabetes in susceptible individuals. - Stroke
As many as 63% of stroke and TIA suffers experience of sleep apnoea. Stroke and TIA patients are five times more likely to suffer from sleep apnoea than the general Population. - Asthma
Concurrent existence of Nocturnal Asthma and Sleep Apnoea is well documented. - Pulmonary Hypertention
Consequence of ‘NO TREATMENT’ of OSA. - Traffic Accidents
A leading cause of preventable traffic accidents around the world second only to alcohol intoxications. - Cardiac Arrhythmias
Increased chances of arrhythmias & sudden death. - Loss Of Income & Productivity
Patients of OSA are (mistakenly) often thought of as lazy and slow or nonmotivated. Children with this disorder suffer from bad grades at school and subsequent low self esteem. - Shortened Life Span
Of patients with severe sleep apnoea only half are alive after 5 years.
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