SLEEP APNEA By Connor Gibbons What is Sleep

SLEEP APNEA By Connor Gibbons

What is Sleep Apnea? • • • The stopping or halt of breathing during sleep Sleep depravation and oxygen depravation Testing is called a polysomnography http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t 2 H-de. TALs. Y There are three types: ▫ Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) ▫ Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) ▫ Mixed Sleep Apnea (MSA)

Obstructive Sleep Apnea • Muscles that hold the airways open during the day relax and collapse on each other • Due to the airway becoming smaller, the relaxed muscles create snoring • Most common type of sleep apnea • Healed by CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)

Central Sleep Apnea • Brain forgets to tell the lungs to breathe • Breathing stops, airway open • Gasp for air to restart the breathing process • More likely in males • Congestive heart disorder or arterial fibrillation • Smoking • Also healed with CPAP • Five types ▫ ▫ ▫ High altitude periodic breathing Idiopathic central sleep apnea Shea and Stokes respiration Medical condition induced apnea Drug or substance induced apnea

Mixed Sleep Apnea • Combination of the other two types • Again, healed with CPAP • The brain alerts the body to wake up when noticing low oxygen, either from the airway being open or closed and ceasing to breathe

Causes of sleep apnea • Overweight, fat tissue makes the wall of the windpipe thicker • Tongue or tonsils are large compared to your windpipe • Body structure, size of your head/neck may shrink your windpipe • As we age our brain’s ability to stiffen the muscles in our neck decreases

Treatments of sleep apnea • • CPAP EPAP Assorted pills/medications Trans. Oral Robotic Surgery ▫ Creating a large opening in the throat, meant more for OSA

CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) • Splits the airways to prevent them from narrowing or closing • Comes with a humidifier to prevent dryness • Given to patients after testing positive during a polysomnography

EPAP (Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure) • New treatment released by the FDA • Single –use, put one over each nostril before you go to sleep • Allows air freely into the nose but when it leaves it needs to pass through small holes • Creates pressure, keep airway open

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