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Online websites like HelpGuide and MayoClinic offer several different information on sleep apnea and snoring. They give information of symptoms, treatments, and cures of sleep apnea and snoring.
I know snoring can sometimes have to do with sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is moments of not breathing while you are asleep. Snoring and sleep apnea often times can be related to a deviated septum.
Snoring is abnormal in children. She needs and ENT evaluation and a sleep study.
Billy the Kid shot a man for snoring In the Autumn of 1877 and it was later determined that the man he shot had sleep apnea.
No, the lack of air flow makes it relatively impossible to get deep sleep. You should have a sleep study done to find out if your sleep apnea is obstructive.
If you think your husband has sleep apnea you should try and lift the head of the bed a little. If the snoring dies down or goes away completely this is a good indication. Losing weight and not drinking any alcohol will also tell you if you had sleep apnea before.
People with sleep apnea (trouble sleeping because of partial obstruction of the airway, which causes snoring and breathing problems) burn up to 373 more calories than do people with only mild cases of sleep apnea.
Depending on the cause, surgery will stop snoring. However, most have sleep apnea and for that you'll need a c-pap--which can work wonders. Go for a sleep study to determine what the best route is.
Snoring and sleep apnea: Snoring is a problem that one doesn’t realize they have until someone tells them. One cannot hear their own snoring usually, but it disrupts the sleep of others nearby. It is usually a common condition in overweight people, but can also occur due to anatomical issues in the throat, nose and alcohol consumption. To prevent and fix snoring or sleep apnea, you should first consider losing weight. Apart from lifestyle changes, snoring or sleep apnea requires the use of CPAP devices or mouth or nasal tubes to correct. Moreover, in a worst-case scenario, you may even need surgery to correct your throat orientation or correct anatomical features.
Long pauses of breathing, breathing by mouth , night sweats and specially snoring during sleep are signs of sleep apnea. But those jerking movements are not caused by sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder whereby the pharynx closes causing the patient to gasp or even stop breathing in their sleep. Yes, obstructive sleep apnea can cause an enlarged and thickened heart.