The Center for Sleep Medicine

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SLEEP APNEA
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What Is It?

• Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you
  have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow
  breaths while you sleep.
• Sleep Apnea occurs when the upper airway
  collapses during sleep, making it difficult to
  breathe.
• Typically, normal breathing then starts again,
  sometimes with a loud snort or choking sound

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Why It Matters ?

• Increase the risk of hypertension, heart disease,
  stroke and surgical complications.
• Fatigue, depression and lack of ability to
  concentrate are common results.
• Overcoming stress is more difficult when fatigue
  is a factor.

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Sleep Apnea Symptoms

• Choking and gasping during sleep
• Loud snoring
• Sudden awakenings to restart breathing
• Waking up in a sweat during the night
• Lack of concentration, fatigue, irritable
• Feeling tired in the morning
• Headaches
• Daytime sleepiness

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Types Of Sleep Apnea

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
• Loud snoring
• Obstruction of upper airway
• Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)
• Brain stem lesion, stroke, polio, tumors
• No snoring
• Mixed Sleep Apnea (MSA)
• Chronic respiratory failure gt central

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Is Sleep Apnea Common?

• Maybe you find it hard to get to sleep each
  night. Perhaps you wake up after only an hour or
  so and cannot return to sound sleep. If so, you
  are not alone as this is a very common problem
  these days.

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Why Care?

• Medical Consequences
• High Blood Pressure
• Heart Disease
• Irregular Heart Rhythm
• Stroke

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Why Care?

• Social Consequences
• Excessive Sleepiness
• Decreased Concentration
• Poor Job Performance
• Depressed Mood
• Auto Work Accidents

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Why Care?

• Untreated Sleep Apnea significantly increases the
  risk of complications from any surgery, even
  surgery for weight loss.

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Do You Have Sleep Apnea?

• Do you snore most nights?
• Do you gasp or choke most nights?
• Do you quit breathing in your sleep most nights?
• Yes to 2 of these questions equals a 70 risk of
  Sleep Apnea .

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Where Should You Have Your Sleep Study?

• One of the best things that a Sleep Apnea patient
  can do is to get professional help.
• Scheduling an appointment at The Center for Sleep
  Medicine would be a wise strategy for a Sleep
  Apnea.
• The professionals at The Center for Sleep
  Medicine treat Sleep apnea on a daily basis.

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Thank You !!!