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Pulmonary Function Test in Snoring and OSA
(Pulmonary Function (Lung) test is a series of breathing tests where you will be required to breathe in different patterns through a mouthpiece. These patterns may require you to breath fast, take big breaths in, empty your lungs out and hold your breath. When it is altered, ventolin inhaler is given and the test is…
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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…