Sleep apnea young women
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The only way to know if you have apneas, if at all, and whether it's central or obstructive is to undergo a sleep study. What you describe sounds like a typical obstructive apnea. There is no "typical" sleep apnea patient—we now know that even young thin women who don't snore can have significant obstructive apneas. I wouldn't jump to conclusions about rare brainstem tumors or anything of that sort.
It sounds like an obstructive episode, but it's difficult to say that it's an apnea. If it's happening when on your back, try sleeping on your side or stomach, if possible (you're probably already doing this). Also try to avoid eating or drinking any alcohol within 3-4 hours of bedtime.
All humans stop breathing once in a while and wake up to various degrees.
So, you could have obstructive sleep apnea and this is diagnosed with a sleep study. As you wait for your evaluation, you could avoid taking alcohol and quit smoking and try to sleep on your side as this keeps the airways patent. If any nasal blocks try to keep them patent with OTC nasal decongestants. And aim for optimum weight with exercises or long walks. Good Luck.
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According to a study, babies born to women with obstructive sleep apnea were more likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit than babies born to women without the condition. Also women with sleep apnea were more likely to develop preeclampsia, a condition of high blood pressure during pregnancy.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided.
For your tinnitus to get better, you need to sleep better. Your recent onset of panic attacks might be be due to obstructions and arousals at night, leading to a heightened nervous system.
Your symptoms are sometimes misdiagnosed as anxiety/panic attacks. Frequently, patients are given anti-anxiety medications. These medications numb the nervous system, but doesn't treat the root cause.
If he has sleep apnea, it can usually be successfully treated with with a cpap machine, some try oral devices or surgery. Sleep apnea is worsened by alcohol. Sleep apnea causes progressive health damage and puts one at increased risk of cardiac problems and stroke. It puts one at increased risk of an accident, and robs of energy and mental acuity. It's also been reported to contribute to impotence and decreased libido, also problems with diabetes and high blood pressure.
There is no typical sleep apnea patient. Unfortunately, most doctors still think that you have to be an older, heavy-set, snoring man to have sleep apnea, but it's been shown that you can be a young, thin, healthy man or woman who doesn't snore, and still can have significant sleep apnea. Many very fit people must exercise regularly or sometimes intensely to feel alive and awake, in order to overcome their sleep-breathing issues.
I was recently told I might have central sleep apnea but not what it involves. I was sent home from the hospital with a temporary cpap and am being scheduled for a sleep study. I am having trouble using the cpap machine. I am afraid to sleep as the doctor did say that with this apnea the brain forgets to tell you to breath. They said my oxygen levels dropped to 64 during the night. I have developed swollen legs, ankles and feet.
Snoring does often accompany sleep apnea, but just because you snore does not mean you have sleep apnea and vice versa. Minor sleep apnea is responsive to self-help remedies such as losing weight, eliminating the use of alcohol, tobacco, and sedatives; sleeping on your side, and regularizing your sleep hours. It would be best to see a sleep specialist for proper management and to ease your worries. Take care and keep us posted.
Many Type II Diabetics have undiagnosed sleep apnea. When the sleep apnea is diagnosed and treated effectively (often with a CPAP machine to force air into the lungs while sleeping so that breathing is not interrupted), the patient's glucose levels will improve considerably. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea six years ago but was not keeping the CPAP mask on all night as it felt a little claustrophobic. I began to feel a little nauseous whenever I ate sweets, though I never ate them much.
I'm not sure about the seeing things, but your heart rate being up could be linked to why you feel scared. And it could possibly be sleep apnea. Waking up frequently may also be a sign of sleep apnea, though one does not have to do this in order to have it. A reason you may be waking up could be because your brain is realizing that you are not getting enough oxygen, and this causes you to wake up. Your heart rate being up could also be due to lack of oxygen.
Most health problems come up in leaving middle age to senior age, but some young folks are unlucky and get the problems early. This includes sleep apnea, the form obstructive sleep apnea is physical and can something wrong in the breathing path that was "received" at birth, that is rarely the case.
To the point of the above, your symptoms sound more like obstructive sleep apnea, it can be aggrivated by being over weight, at any age...
Exercise is supposed to help achieve better quality sleep. Excess weight can cause sleep apnea, but doesn't in everyone. In some, sleep apnea causes weight gain because of it's effect on appetite hormones and the stress hormones' effect on metabolism. Being a snorer does increase the likelihood of having sleep apnea, though many snorers don't. And the flip side of that - one can have apnea and not snore. And be young and fit. Go figure.
From the time one of my daughters was very young she suffered from sleep apnea. Unfortunately it was not diagnosed early on, and I thought that, like her father, she did not require as much sleep as the other children. When she was older and could express herself better she was treated. Her nasal passages are narrow and swell. Saline makes the situation worse in her case, so we have put her on natural anti-inflammatories. Her breathing is much improved.
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