Beware, Snoring Sleep is a Sign of Hypertension Problems!

Suara.com – Snoring while sleeping may be considered commonplace. Even though this condition can show or be an early sign of a certain disease. One of them hypertension.

Heart and blood vessel specialist dr. Susetyo Atmojo said that medically, snoring is also called a condition obstructive sleep apnea.

“We call it a medical condition obstructive sleep apnea, so the condition of snoring during sleep is one of the causes of hypertension. But generally it is secondary hypertension, “said doctor Susetyo in a live broadcast of the Health Ministry of Health Radio, Monday (17/5/2021).

He explained, secondary hypertension means high blood pressure caused by snoring or constructive habits. Someone who experiences this condition needs to carry out management management obstructive sleep apnea is so that no longer snoring while sleeping.

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“If we can reduce it, we reduce the pressure, hopefully we eliminate it, then automatically a person’s blood pressure will decrease,” he said.

He added, the risk factors for developing hypertension are divided into two. First, risk factors that are individual or inherent in a person such as heredity genetically. Doctor Susetyo said that these risk factors are difficult to change.

“If all family members have hypertension, there is a big possibility that later we will also have hypertension,” he said.

Apart from that, there are also other factors such as old age and gender.

“Age more than 60 years, then 30 percent more risk of experiencing hypertension. Then gender. It is stated that the male sex is more prone to hypertension than the female sex,” he added.

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The second risk factor is related to an unhealthy lifestyle or lifestyle. Smoking habits, lack of physical activity, lack of exercise, high enough daily salt consumption can trigger blood pressure to jump.

“Then, if a typical person whose job is easily stressed then consumes less fiber. Also obesity, obesity are risk factors that I think must be changed. Because it is precisely this second risk factor that has more influence on the emergence of hypertension in a person,” he explained.

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