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An estimated 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, with about 80% of moderate to severe cases going undiagnosed.
Sleep apnea is a disorder in which your natural breathing pattern is repeatedly interrupted or briefly paused during sleep.
The most common cause of sleep apnea is when the muscles controlling the upper airway in your throat relax too much while you’re asleep. When this happens, the airway narrows, leading to snoring or shallow breathing. In more severe cases, the airway can become completely blocked, causing you to temporarily stop breathing.
When you stop breathing, your body responds by briefly waking you with a cough, snort, or choke to restore normal breathing. This interruption is often so brief that you may not remember it the next morning.
If this happened only once or twice, it might not be a problem. However, individuals with sleep apnea can experience hundreds of these episodes in a single night. This constant lack of oxygen and repeated sleep disruptions can lead to poor sleep quality and negatively impact overall health.
“It is estimated that about 80% to 90% of people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are undiagnosed. This translates to millions of individuals globally, especially in countries with high prevalence rates like the U.S. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that 18 to 30 million adults may have sleep apnea, but a significant portion of these cases remain undiagnosed. This under diagnosis is concerning because untreated sleep apnea can lead to serious health issues such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cognitive decline.”
Many people with sleep apnoea are not even aware that they have the disorder.
You may find it hard to tell if you stop breathing or snore. You may have a mix of the above symptoms, or your partner or friends may overhear you choking or snoring excessively while you’re asleep.
If sleep apnea causes frequent breathing disruptions throughout the night, it may indicate that you aren’t receiving enough good sleep.
Inadequate and unrefreshing sleep may have negative effects on your relationships, job, and quality of life by causing irritation and disease.
Starting treatment for sleep apnea can greatly lower the chance of the more severe problems while also helping to alleviate the general symptoms that affect both you and your partner’s everyday lives.
Sleep deprivation significantly impairs one’s capacity to process and retain information in memory.
Individuals with untreated sleep apnea have a 2.5 times higher risk of being involved in a car accident.
Men who slept for five hours a night had testosterone levels that were comparable to those of those ten years older.
It is claimed that up to 30% of all motor vehicle accidents are caused by exhaustion and sleep deprivation.
To prevent persistent and worsening health problems, it is advised to see a specialist as soon as possible about sleep apnea remedies.
If you find yourself stopping and starting your breathing often throughout the night, it may indicate that you are not receiving enough good sleep.
This may result in sickness and irritation, which may have an adverse effect on your relationships, work, and quality of life.
Individuals with sleep apnea get therapy to get rid of the common symptoms that interfere with their everyday life and drastically lower their chance of developing more severe issues.
To prevent persistent and worsening health problems, it is advised to see a specialist as soon as possible about sleep apnea remedies.
One night without sleep may result in a 70% drop in immune cell performance, which can last up to four hours, including the growth of cancer cells.
Research indicates that the development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease may be delayed by a lack of sleep.
Undiagnosed sleep apnoea has been linked to a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, hypertension, and mental health issues, to mention a few.
In people with severe apnoea, sleep apnoeas might happen thirty times or more in an hour.
Jesse Small, DMD
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