What are the risks of disease? When having sleep apnea

When patients have a physiology that blocks the upper airway while sleeping, it will cause the passage of oxygen or breathing to be difficult and intermittent. And when the oxygen level in the bloodstream decreases, the brain that is not asleep will be aware and command the body to be aware to wake up to breathe. It may be a shallow awakening or a violent awakening. Because of having to wake up frequently, it is impossible to have continuous deep sleep as it should be. Therefore, it affects health and the ability to live life, work or study. As for the long-term effects, studies have found that sleep apnea from airway obstruction is a risk factor for various diseases, such as:

• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Insulin resistance, risk of diabetes
• Central obesity, risk of obesity

It was also found that people with sleep apnea often have cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, including arrhythmias. Therefore, it is necessary for patients to undergo examination, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep apnea by searching for the real cause. 

Who is at risk for sleep apnea?

In addition to those who snore and have the warning signs mentioned above, sleep apnea is also more common in people with the following health problems:

• People who are obese or overweight. Statistics show that 60 percent of people with sleep apnea are overweight or obese. 
• People who are of normal weight but have abnormal facial and skull structures, a thick neck, a small or short chin, enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and an abnormally large tongue. 
• People who have nasal congestion,สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน difficulty breathing due to swollen nasal passages, or have abnormal nasal structures 
• People who have an underactive thyroid gland or a decreased thyroid function (Hypothyroid)
• People with certain types of muscular dystrophy 
• People who regularly drink alcoholic beverages
• People who regularly use sleeping pills 
• Menopausal women