Sunday, October 28, 2007

How Sleep Apnea can Affect Your Brain

This is your brain! This is your brain without sleep!

Your body and brain need sleep to function normally. The body needs a good amount of deep sleep called REM sleep. This is the sleep when we dream. People with sleep apnea are waking up so often during the night without even knowing it, to gasp for a breath of air, that they never really get to fall into that deep sleep so necessary for the body to rest. Without the correct amount of rest for the brain, it becomes tired.

A person with sleep apnea might fall asleep during the day just because they are tired. Memory losses have been tied to sleep apnea.

Accidents at the job and on the road happen when a person is unable to sleep a sound sleep. Narcalepsy is where a person can be awake one moment and then zippity do dah they are asleep. This can be misdiagnosed in someone who has sleep apnea.

Mood changes can also happen when the mind is unable to rest. A person might be the nicest guy in the world....suddenly explode and hate everyone.

Depression and anxiety are also effects of sleep apnea.

The way that sleep apnea can be diagnosed is through a sleep study. The good news is that it can be treated. A person should not put this off for very long as other things might take place. Right sided heart failure, high blood pressure, heart attack and even death can be things that happen to a person who refuses treatment for their sleep apnea. When you go and see your Pulmonologist, he/she will recommend a sleep study. At the sleep study, they will hook you up to all kinds of different devices to see how you are sleeping. If indeed you do have OSA, the most common form of treatment is CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure).

This device will help keep the airways open.
If you have ever watched anyone sleep who has obstructive sleep apnea, it might seem strange for a while, then, it gets familiar, and then it turns into, "well, that is just how he sleeps." It is dangerous not to get Obstructive Sleep Apnea treated. A lot of people refuse to wear CPAP because, "it looks funny", "it feels uncomfortable", "it blows in my eyes". Whatever the reason, it is better to go ahead and wear the CPAP then to make excuses not to wear it.

There is surgery to remove the excess tissue of the throat. I have only seen this done twice. Once was a friend of mine. She said her throat was sore for months. It is a more drastic, invasive measure, but it is also used to correct this problem.

I say which ever way you use to help you keep breathing at night is good. Just don't ignore the problem. It will not go away and will eventually lead to you being hooked up to more invasive devices than the CPAP machine.

Breathe each and every Breath!

11 comments:

kennady said...

The information on sleep apnea cures should be known to everyone. The problem with Sleep apnea is that most of them are unaware of the condition. It can be only recognized by the close watch of the bed partner or the family member sleeping near you. So if you possess tired or sleepy and having snoring inform your partner or your family member to perform a close watch on your sleep and take proper treatment as prescribed by the doctor

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