Snoring
January 27th, 2010 | by rarzi |Snoring
KOMPAS.com – One of the sleep disorder that is often considered trivial is snoring, the sound vibrations during sleep when breathing because there is a blockage in the airway partially. This is usually caused by vibration of the soft palate and the pillars which limit the middle pharyngeal cavity.
An estimated 20 percent of 30-35 year-old man snoring and sleep any time at the age of 60 years, this figure reaches more than 50 percent. According to David Fairbanks, MD, professor of Otolaryngology at George Washington University School of Medicine, enlarged tonsils and throat membrane from sagging and can be widened also cause the sound to disturb the peace of others are sleeping.
In most cases, snoring is not invited to the snorer’s health risks mild to moderate levels. But the incredible snoring loudly could expose you to some serious medical problems, one of which is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA / cessation of breathing during sleep).
Genesis OSA occurs because the total blockage of the airway so the patient can not breathe. Some time later then could breathe again. Something like this can happen several hundred times a night and lower levels of oxygen in the blood to below normal. “This will make your heart work hard so that the patient can not sleep well,” said Fairbanks.
OSA had snorer who normally would often sleepy during the day, even sleeping while driving. In addition, he also became sullen, irritable, hard thinking and hard to remember something.
Lack of oxygen in the blood and the heart is forced to work hard also will invite cardiovascular problems that are usually associated with old age, such as hypertension, heart failure, stroke, heart rhythm disturbances, and so on.
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