Sleep Apnia Help

Sleep Apnia Help

Over the Counter Sleep Aids is a condition defined by the repetition of stopped breathing during the night. This condition comes in three forms: obstructive, central and mixed; although, obstructive is the most common. Individuals who suffer from sleep apnia will stop breathing multiple times during the night, sometimes for longer than a minute.


The obstructive type of Over the Counter Sleep Aids is the most common form and occurs when something blocks the passageway for air; this can be the collapsing of tissue within the throat during sleep and may be common during times of a respiratory infection. Obstructive apnia is also more common in the elderly who may have more soft tissue around the airway. Side effects include snoring and disturbed sleep; however, severe forms of sleep apnia can cause in sleep deprivation, which results in tiredness and poor performance during the day. One serious complication is cor pulminale, a type of congestive heart failure. This form of apnia has also been linked to memory loss due to brain tissue damage, stroke and high blood pressure.


Obstructive sleep apnia can be treated in several ways including losing weight, ceasing smoking, not partaking of alcohol and avoiding muscle relaxants. There has even been success in treating obstructive Over the Counter Sleep Aids by elevating the body 30 degrees during the night. If these suggestions do not help, apnia suffers can use breathing machines or have their airway surgically corrected.


On the other hand, central sleep apnia results from an imbalance in the respiratory processing center in the brain. After a period of non-breathing, the afflicted individual may experience a period of hyper breathing. This form of apnia can cause heart rate to increase, and the body to take on a bluish hue. Central sleep apnia can cause varying amounts of damage including seizures, heart attacks, angina, arrhythmias and even death.


Sleeping in a lateral position can treat central sleep apnia and medications exist which lower the pH level in blood and helps to aid breathing.


Mixed Over the Counter Sleep Aids is a condition where a person has a combination of both forms of apnia and can be trickier to treat because most methods of treatment for obstructive apnia will not work.

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