Sleep apnea is a medical condition that will cause you to lose sleep, and to stop breathing several times a night. One thing that most people don’t realize is that you do stop breathing, and this can lead to additional stress on your body. Sure you know you are tired, and that is a lot of stress in itself, but there are also times that the stress on you body is going to be that of your organs, your heart, your lungs and in the long term, your brain.

Often times sleep apnea is not diagnosed. You could wake up with a headache every day, or you have dry mouth every day, and the doctor is not realizing that you are suffering from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a problem that you might not realize you are suffering with if you are sleeping alone. Your spouse, parents, even a child is going to realize that you are sleeping ‘funny’ or ‘different’ that you don’t seem to breath ‘right’ when you are sleeping. If you think you have a sleep apnea problem at all, talk about this with your family doctor for suggestions and for a more in depth review of your headaches, your sleepiness, and your dry mouth.

Sleep apnea, that is considered obstruction sleep apnea is a condition when your tongue, tissues in the throat, glands, or your tonsils ‘get in the way’ or ‘obstruct’ your breathing while you are sleeping. When you are awake, you are more aware and your body is handling the breathing process properly. Obstructed sleep apnea can be a condition that can worsen as your other bodily functions are affected by the loss of sleep, and by the affects of your stopping breathing while you are sleeping. Sleep apnea can bring about a heart attach, a stroke, impotence, high blood pressure, heart disease, and sleep apnea can cause an irregular heart beat. These serious conditions can be brought about or worsened as your obstructed sleep apnea worsens. Some may not experience these added complications, while other patients will have severe problems related to sleep apnea.

How are you or your doctor going to determine if you are suffering from sleep apnea, or obstructed sleep apnea? Doctors often will specialize in certain medical areas, and there are doctors who specialize in sleep disorders, and sleep apnea. A test to study your sleeping patterns and problems can take place. The sleep test is also known as the polysomnography. This is done in a medical facility where you will sleep while the doctor or a computer monitors you sleeping. This will aid in determining if you are suffering from sleep apnea, and how severe your case may be. Treatment will then be discussed with your doctor after the results are discussed.

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Author Darren Mallory
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Can sleep apnea cause death?

Severe sleep apnea can cause diabetes, high blood pressure and even heart attack, so yes it most certainly can be fatal, especially if it’s long tem. Go to the following page Severe Sleep Apnea to watch a video on severe sleep apnea if your not convinced!

Is there a sleep apnea alternative treatment?

There are natural sleep apnea treatments such as weight loss, stopping smoking, reducing alcohol and cutting out sleeping pills. These are all helpful but your first port of call if you are a snorer is your GP.

Diagnosis is essential, your doctor may recommend a continuous positive airway pressure machine – CPAP – or surgery if you have severe sleep apnea.