Sleep Apnea

Sleep Apnea --Six More Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor

If you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, consider asking your doctor the following questions:

Sleep Apnea: The Basics And Four Things to Ask Your Physician

Sleep Apnea is a potentially life-threatening sleep disorder that has roots in your airway passage. In case you suspect you have sleep apnea on the basis of your partner’s complaints of snoring, you may want to consult a doctor. Here’s what you can ask your doctor on your first visit, to show that you are an involved patient who would like to get their facts:

What is Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea (PND)

What is PND?

PND or Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea is commonly referred to as cardiac asthma.

The Link Between Weight and Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a sleep disorder where the patient's airway closes during sleep; while everyone's upper throat muscles relax during sleep, sleep apnea patients have a narrower throat area. As a result, air cannot reach the lungs.

Demystifying Sleep Apnea, Part 2

Continuing to demystify Sleep Apnea, let us take a look at what the different types of prevalent Apneas are. Clinical diagnoses have found 3 basic types, namely Central Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Mixed Sleep Apnea.

Sleep Apnea, Part 1

Sleep Apnea is one of the most undiagnosed conditions of all those handled at hospitals. It is believed that as many as 90% of the cases go undetected.