Nothing is more precious than a good night sleep to recharge your energy and start a new day with zest. If you have been feeling breathless at night, or choking, lack of concentration, memory lapses, frequent headaches, chest pain or feels like you did not get catch a shut eye even after laying dormant for hours. Be aware that it might be related to sleep Apnea disease.
What Is Apnea?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), is caused by irregular breathing pattern while the person is sleeping, that eventually might lead to other diverse damages to your health due the lack of oxygen during sleep, such as AVC, Sudden death, Heart Arrhythmia, excessive daytime drowsiness, among others.
Apnea is very alarming for children as well, because it affects the Growth hormones which is yielded only during deep sleep. Consequently, when its production is interrupted, it might affect in child growth. Apnea is a very serious disease and any person can have it but, its tendency is mostly seen in people who smoke, drink, or are obese or over 60 years old.
Snoring is also one of Apnea symptoms. But, not everyone who snores has Apnea. Consult a doctor for a thorough medical examination. Snoring tells you that something is wrong is with your body but also disturbs who sleeping next to you. Certainly, you do not want that, right? Believe that, it has broken up many relationships.
It is one of the most common problem and can evolve if not properly treated. With the right sleep Apnea remedies, you will have a peaceful and healthy sleep.
Sleep Apnea Remedies:
Cut down alcohol consumption, smoking and Overuse of Sedatives and try to lose weight.
Lose weight:
Besides bringing numerous other benefits, weight loss is very recommended. Eat healthy fat (avocado, coconut, olive oil, etc), higher fiber diet (fruits, nuts, vegetable, seeds, grains, etc) & protein rich food (fish, cottage cheese, eggs, skinless chicken breath, etc).
CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure):
CPAP devices are used to deliver consistent air pressure through a mask to the patient.
Medications:
Certain medications, such as Acetazolamide (Diamox) or Theophylline (Theo-24, Theochron) have been used to stimulate breathing in people with central sleep apnea. Medications may be prescribed when positive airway pressure therapy fails to be efficient.
Asonor contains sodium chloride, Edetatesodium, Potassium Sorbate and HPW (pH Adjusted and according to pH Eur) that gets you out of the trouble of acute snoring, which can be harmful.
Just a few applications of the snore sprays regularly, allows you to be rid of this horrible habit of snoring. Depending on the case, surgery is needed to correct anatomical problem or the use of nasal spray may suffice.
Surgery:
Surgery may help in cases of a discrete blockage in some part of the nose or throat. Treat Acid Reflux, Nasal Congestion. Again it’s worth mentioning that proper diet can be a good remedy in apnea. Followed by reducing exposure to allergies and raising your head while sleeping reduces nasal blockage.