Written by Amal Allam Friday, June 30, 2023 02:47 PM
The loud snoring condition suffered by US President Joe Biden, 80, is a ‘silent killer’, as sleep apnea increases the chance of strokes, heart disease and dementia, although most sufferers don’t realize they have it – and the risks increase. Worse with age, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”.
The newspaper said that sleep apnea, a common disorder of breathing and sleep, affects up to 30% of adults in the United States, explaining that those who suffer from Biden’s age are more likely to have poor heart and brain health.
President Joe Biden caused another public uproar this week about his health when he emerged with lines on his face showing traces of a CPAP mask, a common sleep-related breathing disorder in which sufferers snore, choke and gasp 20 to 30 times every hour at night, making it difficult to get Rest all night.
When breathing stops for 10 seconds or more at a time, oxygen levels in the blood drop, increasing the risk of high blood pressure andbrain attack and heart attacks. Older adults, who are already at a higher risk of developing sleep apnea, often experience deterioration in their health as a result.
The older the person, the more severe the effects of sleep apnea, as research indicates that the condition greatly increases the risk associated with age-related cardiovascular changes such as an increased risk of heart attack. To treat sleep apnea, patients often have to wear a device Continuous positive airway pressure – known colloquially as a CPAP device – which delivers a steady flow of pressurized air to the nose and mouth and keeps the airway open for improved breathing during sleep.
The newspaper said that Biden is the oldest president of the United States at the age of 80, an age that puts him at greater risk of heart attacks and stroke, which are conditions more common in the elderly and worsened by sleep apnea.
Older adults, especially those over the age of 70, are most likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea.
What is sleep apnea?
Sleeping next to a snoring partner may require nighttime earplugs, a white noise machine, or even a separate room entirely, as it causes anxiety. To excessive daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating, and high blood pressure, this may be a sign of obstructive sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type of sleep apnea, affecting an estimated 10 to 30 percent of American adults, although many cases go undiagnosed. Men are two to three times more likely to have it than women, although Although obesity and advancing age are the biggest risk factors.
The condition occurs when the muscles that support the throat relax and the airway becomes narrow and collapses, which means that air can’t flow in or out of the nose or mouth.
When this happens, breathing can pause for 10 seconds or more at a time until reflexes kick in and breathing re-breathes at a rapid pace, often without the person remembering, and only left with persistent fatigue and a dry mouth. In the morning, attempting to inhale into the airway deprives the body of End of Oxygen While normal blood oxygen levels range around 90 to 95%, someone with apnea can see these levels drop to 70 to 80%.
Oxygen saturation levels usually return to normal once breathing resumes, but for a person with sleep apnea who breathes in fits and starts at all hours of the night, there can be permanent health damage. For example, it has been shown that repeated decreases in oxygen concentrations in Blood leads to an increase in blood pressure, which leads to increased rates of high blood pressure.
Signs on Biden’s face show sleep apnea and snoring
In fact, high blood pressure and sleep apnea go hand in hand, and obstructive sleep apnea can exacerbate high blood pressure if a person already has it, because 30 to 40 percent of people with high blood pressure also have obstructive sleep apnea.
People with obstructive sleep apnea are also more likely to have a heart attack. The American Thoracic Society reports that people with untreated sleep apnea are twice as likely to have a heart attack as people without obstructive sleep apnea.
Of all Americans hospitalized with coronary artery disease — a condition characterized by a buildup of cholesterol inside the arteries that narrows blood vessels and prevents the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart — 70 percent were found to have coronary artery disease.
2023-06-30 11:47:00
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