Snoring can make for a bad night's sleep, for you and your bed mate. But if it happens because you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it's a sign of other problems.
- High Blood Pressure
- Heart Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Weight Gain
- Adult Asthma
- Acid Reflux
- Car Accidents
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very common and serious sleep disorder in which breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with untreated OSA stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times. OSA is caused by a blockage of the airway when the soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses during sleep.
All the health problems linked to OSA can sound scary, but there are a lot of ways to treat it.
Your doctor may recommend a machine called CPAP, short for continuous positive airway pressure. The machine, with an attached mask and hose, can help you breathe better at night and get the rest you need.
There are other treatments as well, its up to you and your doctor to decide what is best for you.
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More than 18 million American adults have OSA, it can also affect anyone at any age. OSA is more prevalent in males than females.
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - WHAT IS OSA?
SleepWorks provides a way for the patient to be tested at home while sleeping in their own bed.
Once diagnosed the patient's physician writes a prescription for a sleep study, the patient then contacts SleepWorks and a testing device is delivered to their door with instructions on how to use it.
The patient sends the device back to SleepWorks where a Board Certified Sleep Physician interprets the data.
The patient's results are sent to the referring physician.
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The Most Common Risk Factors:
- Having a large neck size
- Men - 17 inches or more
- Women - 16 inches or more
- Being overweight
- Being over 40
- Having large tonsils or a large tongue
- Small jaw or large overbite
- Recessed chin
- Having a family history of OSA
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Women in menopause
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