08:06 PM
Thursday 26 December 2019
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(Dpa)
Dr. Kalpana Nagpal said that sleep apnea, which is known as “snoring,” is a common disorder that occurs during sleep, as breathing stops several times in a row because of a blockage of the airway, forcing a person to wake up to catch their breath.
The chief consultant for ENT, head and neck surgery and robotic surgery at Indraprasta Apollo Hospital added that there is no clear reason why a person develops sleep apnea, but there are triggers that increase the likelihood of infection such as obesity; there is a close relationship between high BMI And the risks of developing sleep apnea. Other risk factors include drinking alcohol and taking painkillers.
One of the most common symptoms of sleep apnea is sleepiness during the day, high snoring, and interrupted sleep. Note that males are more likely than women to have sleep apnea, as it affects 20% of women and 35% of males.
In the event that the condition is left undiagnosed and untreated or those symptoms are neglected for a long time, the state of sleep apnea affects the patient in several ways such as: low quality of life, diabetes, impotence, high blood pressure, feeling tired, stroke, heart attack, memory disorders and other effects The consequence of low oxygen and a person not having a good number of hours of sleep.
Nagpal added that automated surgeries provided a new and easy method for patients who stopped breathing during sleep, as it allows for rapid recovery and reduced incidence of infections, in addition to being almost painless surgery and does not leave any scar, with low blood loss and great cosmetic results, and improving the immune function of the body after Surgery.
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