Sleep snoring could be concerns for some people. Although snoring is not harmful to health, but the noise disturbing others. Moreover, snoring in a public place, could be a laughingstock. You think about how to get rid of snoring, or reduce the sound of snoring in his sleep.
What causes snoring? Snoring is caused by weakening of the upper airway during sleep, to narrows. This narrowing increases the pressure in the respiratory area. As a result, the soft area will vibrate cause snoring.
This narrowing causes obstruction in the airway, making breathing movements while still there, no air can pass. This stop breathing during sleep, also called sleep apnea. As a result of tightness, a safety mechanism the body will wake up to the patient awake brain for a moment to breathe in the air (without waking). But this has cut the sleep process. Imagine if it happens repeatedly throughout the night. As a result, the patient will not wake up refreshed and continue to feel sleepy during the day even though the duration of sleep is enough. This condition is known as hypersomnia.
Healing asleep snoring, sleep apnea at the Sleep Disorder Clinic, starts with consultations to determine the possibilities of other sleep disorders. Examination in sleep medicine, a little different from medical science in general. Examined here is the body functions during sleep.
Treatment of snoring and sleep apnea begins from the simplest form of side sleeping position, elevating cushion, reducing weight and avoiding alcohol or drug maker drowsiness. Mild sleep apnea (stopping breathing less than 15 times per hour) do not require special care, but can try dental appliances made especially by dentists trained experts.
Conditions stopping breathing less than 30 times per hour, including the category, it is advisable to use a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) or technology now developed a simple form of EPAP (expiratory Positive Airway Pressure). EPAP disposable form of plaster that can be attached to cover the nostrils.
From some initial research, EPAP can provide decent results, a decrease in the index stop breathing about 50 percent.
Overcome snoring is not as easy as imagined so far. Treatment on sleep disorder clinic always aim to overcome breathing disorders during sleep, for the health and quality of life. While the loss of snoring is just a bonus of the treatment results. Greetings healthy sleep!
