sleep Apnea ??

Bismillah..

saje mahu berkongsi info menarik belajar di SLEEP LAB,chest departmen hari ini..^^,

anda tidur BERDENGKUR? anda OBESE ? anda ade HYPERTENSION? DIABETES MELITUS? masaalah JANTUNG??..ya mungkin anda pesakit saya hari ini..^_^..

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Brief idea about sleep apnea..

Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person's breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times. This means the brain -- and the rest of the body -- may not get enough oxygen.  

There are two types of sleep apnea:

• Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): The more common of the two forms of apnea, it is caused by a blockage of the airway, usually when the soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses during sleep.
• Central sleep apnea: Unlike OSA, the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe due to instability in the respiratory control center.

Am I at Risk for Sleep Apnea?

Sleep apnea can affect anyone at any age, even children. Risk factors for sleep apnea include:

• Male gender
• Being overweight
• Being over the age of forty
• Having a large neck size (17 inches or greater in men and 16 inches or greater in women)
• Having large tonsils, a large tongue, or a small jaw bone
• Having a family history of sleep apnea
• Gastroesophageal reflux, or GERD
• Nasal obstruction due to a deviated septum, allergies, or sinus problems
  
  
  If left untreated, sleep apnea can result in a growing number of health problems including:
  • High blood pressure
  • Stroke
  • Heart failure, irregular heart beats, and heart attacks
  • Diabetes
  • Depression
  • Worsening of ADHD 
  In addition, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for poor performance in everyday activities, such as at work and school, motor vehicle crashes, as well as academic underachievement in children and adolescents.
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  mesej penting yang ingin disampaikan di sini adalah..jika anda punya seorang pesakit yang OBESE + SNORING +HYPERTENSIVE+ FATIGUE+ tertidur TANPA syarat...jangan ambil mudah, hypertension pesakit ini mungkin boleh dirawat dengan rawatan biasa,tapi AWAS! juka hypertension itu berpunca dari sleep apnea..respon pesakit kepada ubat mungkin tidak memberangsangkan malah mungkin makin teruk.. ..jadi,jangan lupa PUT sleep apnea as the first differential diagnosis in this situation..simply  we diagnose this patient and treat the sleep apnea,NOT just the hypertension..and,suprisely the hypertension also will be improve ..and your patient will be happy 
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  p/s:by early detection , listed serious complication can be avoid..^^,..
  
  
  okei,moga manfaat..babai..wasalam