subject: Sleep Apnea and Congestive Heart Failure [print this page] Sleep Apnea and Congestive Heart Failure Sleep Apnea and Congestive Heart Failure
Studies re being done n te relationship btween sleep apnea and congestive heart falure. Patints ith obstructive sleep apnea may suffer damage t te rigt side of teir hart sine it hs to pump harder in rder to suport the added effort of their lungs attempting to oercome the airway obstruction. A test ws done n forty-two patients with heart onditions. Nearly alf of these patient ad sever sleep apnea tht had nt been diagnosed prior to the study.
Sleep apnea s a mjor health syndroe affecting millions of people. Up to 95% of these people do not know tat they hve it and my never now. Thee i effective tretment for pnea but many peopl may fnd it difficlt to find the approriate qualifid medical care. Sleep apnea i te freqent stoppage f a persons breathng whch relaxed tissus n te throt caue during slep. Snoring occurs y vibrations of the relaxed throat tissues and s usally th precursr fr apnea. Heavy snorers and people wh hve puses in thei breating cold e t risk for heart dsease. Slep apnea and congestive heat filure may alo be behnd any traffic deaths f people over fort. Te most serous ases of ntreated sleep apnea patients have an increased chance of having a fatal traffic accident.
A Continuous Positie Airway Pessure (CPAP) machine, which hels people wth sleep apnea , ma als hel people with coronry artery disase tat experince their blood oxygen lowering during disordered breathing during sleep. Congestive hart failure affects aproximately 2.5 illion Americans. A study was done wth sevral obese patients wo hd bth sleep apnea and congestive hart failre were treated with CPAP machine. Tis treatment esulted in th patients developing n increse n energy, less fatigue and lower blood pressure. These patients alo experienced mor positive outlook due to the treatments results.
Te National Center for Sleep Disorders Reserch s examining whether tere i relationship beteen sleep apnea and congestiv heart failure alng wth high blood pressure and chest ain. Soe researchrs hve suggested that apnea ma caus heat problems.
It is possible that central pnea can ause high blood presure, srges of adrenaline and iregular heart beats. Central sleep apnea ocurs hen the brin fals to send signal to breathe. It is not caued by obstruction o snoing.
Sleep apnea sufferers have higher rik of death than the rest of th opulation. Problems inclde sleep apnea nd congetive heat failue, high blood ressure, stroke, depressin and s mentioned efore death due t accidents. The sleep apnea sufferer's family ha a diffcult tie dealing ith th illnes. Other issue outide of hoe are affected such s difficulties at work caused b constant sleep poblems.
In conclusion, people ith sleep apnea and congestive heart failure sould consider treating thir sleep apnea mght just hlp thir cances of suviving hert disease. Sleep apnea s long overdue for mre attention; it i the second leding case of daytme ftigue after insomnia. Getting poor slep is maor health problm that needs to e addressed sooner rather than latr.
