Category: Snoring
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Common Medical Complications of Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is defined as stoppage of breathing during sleep. Symptoms of OSA include snoring, daytime sleepiness, morning headache, sexual dysfunction, and mood and behavioral disorders. Cardiovascular diseases associated with OSA include hypertension, heart failure, stroke, cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia and infarction, and pulmonary arterial hypertension. In addition, OSA is associated with metabolic…
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Day Time Sleepiness in Professionals
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is characterized by daytime sleepiness, and general lack of energy, even after apparently adequate night time sleep. EDS is a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea which is always associated with loud snoring. EDS can affect the ability to function well in their work and also affect the social settings like in…
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Nasal Blockage and Snoring
(Nasal allergy and nasal polyps causes nasal blockage and snoring.The Snoring is due to mouth breathing when the nose is blocked.Here such a patient is treated.CT scan and endoscopy shows polyps in the nose. For more details: go to :http://drpaulose.com ) Nasal blockage is another common reason for mouth breathing, as we tend to breathe…