Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive
Sleep Apnea is caused due to individual obstructions of the upper airway.
It causes breathing problems and decrease in blood oxygen saturation. In the
most common form is to support loud snuffling. There may be an snorting sound
as breathing. As it disturbs sleep,
those disturbed are often sleepy during the day. In children it may affect in
school leads to hyperactivity.
There are three forms of sleep Apnea,
Central Sleep
Apnea (CSA), Obstructive
Sleep Apnea (OSA) and a combination of the two. Risk factors for OSA
consist of being overweight, allergies and enlarged tonsils. In OSA,
breathing is disturbed by a blockage of airflow, while in CSA breathing
stops due to a lack of effort to breathe. Sleep Apnea
is often seen with an overnight sleep.