Sleep Apnea | What Is Sleep Apnea | Sleep Apnea Symptoms

Sleep apnea. This video is on what is sleep apnea, sleep apnea symptoms, sleep apnea treatment and causes.

This weeks video on sleep apnea I've received a lot of messages and comments to make a video on this topic and now it's finally ready. I really hope this video help you and always remember you’re awesome!

WHAT IS SLEEP APNEA:
Sleep apnoea is when your breathing stops and starts while you sleep. The most common type is called obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Around 1.5 million people in the UK are thought to have sleep apnoea, a condition that can deprive someone of sleep, often without them knowing.

Sleep apnoea causes its sufferers temporarily to stop breathing whilst asleep. Once the brain detects an interruption in breathing, it forces the person awake so that they can resume breathing. This cycle can repeat sometimes hundreds of times each night, surprisingly without the person being aware of it.

SYMPTOMS OF SLEEP APNEA:
Symptoms of sleep apnoea mainly happen while you sleep.

They include:
• Breathing stopping and starting
• Making gasping, snorting or choking noises
• Waking up a lot
• Loud snoring

During the day, you may also:
• Feel very tired
• Find it hard to concentrate
• Have mood swings
• Have a headache when you wake up

Information:
It can be hard to tell if you have sleep apnoea. It may help to ask someone to stay with you while you sleep so they can check for the symptoms.

WHEN TO SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR:
Please speak to your healthcare professional if you have any of the main symptoms of sleep apnoea:

• Your breathing stops and starts while you sleep
• You make gasping, snorting or choking noises while you sleep
• You always feel very tired during the day
• If someone else has seen you have the symptoms, it can help to bring them with you.

Sleep apnoea can be serious if it's not diagnosed and treated.

SLEEP APNEA RISK FACTORS:
• Being overweight
• Having a large neck more than 43cm in circumference
• Smoking
• Drinking alcohol especially in the evenings
• Having family members with sleep apnea
• Using sedatives
• Sleeping on your back
• Certain other conditions can also make you more likely to develop sleep apnea. These include an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), acromegaly, Down's syndrome and other conditions that affect your jaw, nose, tongue or airway.
• Children may be more likely to develop sleep apnea if they are obese, or if they have enlarged adenoids and tonsils.

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SLEEP APNEA TREATMENTS:
If you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, your healthcare professional will explain all the different treatments available. Sleep apnoea does not always need to be treated if it's mild.

The most important thing to do is first speak to your healthcare professional to test for sleep apnea - They can then recommend the best treatment option for you.

CPAP machine
A CPAP machine gently pumps air into a mask you wear over your mouth or nose while you sleep.

Other treatments options that your healthcare professional may discuss with you.
Less common treatments for sleep apnoea include:

• A gum shield-like device that holds your airways open while you sleep (mandibular advancement device)
• Surgery to help your breathing, such as removing large tonsils

These treatments may not work as well as a CPAP machine. The most important thing to do is first speak to your healthcare professional to test for sleep apnea - They can then recommend the best treatment option for you.

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DISCLAIMER:
This video is for information only and should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions. Abraham The Pharmacist has used all reasonable care in compiling the information but make no warranty as to its accuracy. Always consult a doctor or other healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

[omroizz]

I like your videos, keep up. help raise awareness people. Sleep Apnea is serious.

[NYCStateofMind]

I’ve been suffering from Sleep Apnea for years and always felt fatigued but no doctor has ever pointed out to it.
I think smoking has triggered my sleep apnea 🥲 I quit a couple years ago then picked up after the pandemic started. I feel lonely since years and worst since the start of the plandemic!!!!
Pray for me 🥺

[choclatebiscute]

I've got severe obstructive sleep apnea almost 2 years since diagnosis so happy I'm using auto CPAP.

[alizahchoudhry]

hi, Abraham, I would just like to thank you for liking my comment it made my day I love your videos every time I watch your videos I learn something new every time keep up the good work

[chenxu]

I hope people take this more serious this is no joke i do not have it but is is a problem. Thank you for making a video on it.

[KOKO-uuyd]

Found this looking for info for my guy. Between this, AND your vid on snoring, I'm sold! New subscriber, and I'm gonna go dive into your archives!😁

Thank you!

[patriciabennett]

Hi Abraham, you are amazing . You would make a great lecturer. You have a way of giving so much good information and therefore helping so much. An easy way of putting information across. Thank you so very much. Have a great day.

[Phebes]

Just been diagnosed- using my CPAP machine.. gone from 29 events to 0.6! Good eh? I have heart problems and AFIB.. love your videos

[rebeccahaidry]

I got sleep apnea I hate it. After I had my daughter two years ago I got it. I feel so sleepy all day and fall asleep anytime. I'm tired all day and I can't sleep at night because I have to wake up for a pee. I have large tonsils is that the problem?

[CHARLESSBRONSON]

What if stoped drinking alcohol but when I used to drink alcohol my partner use to tell me I would sound like I'm chocking...

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

My father had Sleep apnea, this is pretty serious

[rachelschultz]

Abraham this is my next test, I have severe insomnia! I have had an ablation in September and a angiogram last Friday due to sob, hypoxia, angina and I still have no answers yet!

[salandalfatima]

Amazing video. I will be aware of this.

[maryammerry]

This video is very informative...
Can you plzmake a video about the benefits of alovera juice...
And and also tell us the perfect time for drinking this juice...

[jeffrenman]

I was told there's no cure… Plus I think you use the word serious in my face up to the camera too many times now I'm totally freaked out. But thank you for being here anyway. After seeing your video I have a greater chance of stroke or heart attack heart disease you name it is so serious…

[vectornepal]

why i feel dizzyness when i stand up ?? is this a symtoms of weakness ?? plz tell me .. Lots of love and support from Nepal .😍

[kittybala]

Very useful information. Booked a gp appointment to see about this

[owenstampy]

I wish I could acctually sleep in the first place. I get pulses down my spine as soon as a I start to drift off.

[Mufclife]

my doctor did an test which involved a watch to track my oxygen level over night to which he said my sleep apnea had gone away and my oxygen level seem normal, but how come I still don’t feel good when I wake up without cpap? If my doctor says my results are good?

[loneranger]

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea that was very bad. however, even with Cpap, which docs promised would give me back energy, help me lose weight, etc, well it did NOT. what did give me back my life and stop the sleep apnea, was to take Hormone replacement therapy, including thyroid (natural dessicated.) there's a huge relationship between low thyroid, low hormones and apnea. Now I dont have it. I sold my machine. I dont snore, I sleep great, thanks to hormones. I know there are some folks, such as my sister, that nothing helps their apnea, she even had laser throat surgery and it didnt help! and I know another family member had to have a tracheo hole cut in her throat so she doesnt die in her sleep! ridiculous! as we age, our muscles in our throat and sinuses get very LAX, we need hormone replacement to firm things up, and I promise this will help !