And you ... also stop BREATHING at night?

And you...Do you also stop breathing at night? We know that saying this can cause some alarm, a certain irony and a shade of sneer to think that we are teasing you.

Now, we are facing an obvious reality.According to experts 1 of 15 adults leave of breathing for several seconds over 30 times throughout the night. It's what is known as "sleep apnea."

So, if you're one of those who when it falls into the arms of Morpheus, it usually snores, far from seeing it as something unimportant or as that nuance that your partner complains about every day and to which you do not want to remedy, stop for a moment to think about the following: How Can your brain not be affected by not receiving oxygen for a few seconds over several years?

Sleep distress can result from strokes or lead to heart failure .We must keep that in mind.

And you...do you also stop BREATHING at night?

A large part of the rum population ca, and even our pets do.Have you ever heard your dog snore? We see it as something funny, although it is clear that in many cases it can be a real problem at the couple level.

The most complex thing about this disease is that we can suffer without knowing it For doctors it is not easy to diagnose, since it is not something that can be observed through a blood test, they can only find out if we spend a few nights in the sleep units that are available in many hospitals, to know the habits of rest of people, and their possible associated diseases.

And you ... also stop BREATHING at night?

Now let's see what characteristics this respiratory pathology has:

Apnea is characterized by a sudden obstruction of the breath. There is a pause and then an attempt to breathe where the air tries to make its way through these closed or very narrow roads, occasion "Snoring" like this.

It is mostly men, but also women. It is common that this problem is often associated with a slight overweight , and in people who already have a family history.

The causes are multiple, and can range from a somewhat low muscle tone in the tongue and throat, have inflamed tonsils, vegetations , excessive tissue in the throat due to obesity and even have somewhat different structural factors such as a soft and large palate, small chin but broad palate, a large uvula...

And you ... also stop BREATHING at night?

As you can see, and given the complexity of its triggering elements, it can cause a good part of the population to suffer from it, and not be able to differentiate much from the classic snoring.Now, well, just with the simple fact of « from jar of breathing »for a few seconds between 15 and 30 times during the night, it will make after a while, we have a very clear symptomatology:

Having a headache when we we get up.
Feeling very tired, like "dull" and with little dizziness, dry mouth...
Drowsiness, need to sleep when the afternoon comes.
Tingling and cramping in the legs.
Problems concentrating

And you ... also stop BREATHING at night?

It is most advisable to go to the doctor when snoring is present in our life and in addition, these headaches arrive so annoying.The treatment will always depend on our particular case and the amount of “respiratory stops” that we have during the night.

If they are few it is recommended to lose weight, Do sports and take care of food.chas, doctors can opt for either a surgical intervention or the classic mask, or what is known as CPAP, a pressure generator that prevents our breathing from collapsing.

So now Tell us...Do you have these symptoms? Do you usually snore at night? Feel free to leave us your comments and remember our article:

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