About Sleep Breathing Disease

Sleep breathing disease, also known as sleep-disordered breathing, is a sleep disorder that affects the delivery of oxygen to the body's tissues during sleep. It is a common condition that can cause fatigue, difficulty concentrating, and other symptoms. Sleep breathing disease can be caused by a variety of factors, including genetic factors, neuromuscular disorders, and sleep disorders. Treatment typically involves using a combination of devices such as CPAP machines, positional therapy, and lifestyle modifications to help improve sleep breathing. It is important to seek treatment and to follow a treatment plan prescribed by a healthcare professional to manage the symptoms and prevent complications.

Major Symptoms of Sleep Breathing Disease

The main symptoms of Sleep Breathing Disease (sleep apnea syndrome) include:

1. Nocturnal sleep apnea: During the patient's sleep at night, due to the relaxation and obstruction of tissue in the mouth, nasal cavity or throat, the patient pauses in breathing and is unable to breathe normally. This affects the body's normal oxygen supply.

2. Daytime fatigue: Patients suffer from poor sleep quality at night due to sleep apnea, making them feel tired, lack of energy, headaches, and difficulty concentrating during the day.

3. Paroxysmal dyspnea at night: When patients have apnea at night, they may experience paroxysmal dyspnea, manifested as shortness of breath, chest tightness, palpitations and other symptoms.

4. Poor sleep quality: Patients have poor sleep quality due to sleep apnea, and often experience symptoms such as waking up at night, dreaming, and enuresis.

5. Snoring: During sleep, patients suffer from snoring due to tissue relaxation and obstruction in the mouth, nasal cavity or throat.

6. Chronic cough: When patients have apnea at night, they may develop chronic cough, resulting in persistent coughing and decreased sleep quality.

7. Daytime cough: Patients have poor sleep quality at night due to sleep apnea, which makes them feel cough during the day, which may be dry cough or sputum production.

8. Increased heart rate at night: When patients have apnea at night, their heart rate may increase at night, which will increase the burden on the heart.

9. Increased heart rate during the day: Patients have poor sleep quality at night due to sleep apnea, so they also feel an increased heart rate during the day, which may be sinus tachycardia.

10. Neuropsychiatric symptoms: Patients may experience neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as headache, dizziness, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, etc. , which may be related to insufficient oxygen supply caused by sleep apnea.

Suitable Lifestyle for People with Sleep Breathing Disease

Sleep breathing disorder is a disorder associated with sleep apnea and/or apnea, often resulting in difficulty breathing and hypoxemia. Therefore, for patients with sleep breathing diseases, a lifestyle is very important, that is, maintaining a regular work and rest time and healthy living habits. The following are some suggestions that can help patients with sleep breathing disorders improve their quality of life:

1. Maintain a regular sleep schedule: Try to go to bed and get up at a fixed time, and maintain the same sleep time and sleep quality.

2. Improve the sleeping environment: maintain a quiet, cool, and comfortable sleeping environment, such as lowering the room temperature, keeping the room ventilated, and using comfortable mattresses and pillows.

3. Lose weight: If the patient is overweight or obese, losing weight may help improve sleep breathing disorder.

4. Avoid drinking alcohol and smoking: Drinking alcohol and smoking increase the risk of apnea, so patients should try to avoid these habits.

5. Expand the nasal cavity: Using products such as nose dilators or nose tapes can improve the patient's breathing smoothness and reduce the symptoms of apnea.

6. Regular exercise: Proper physical exercise can increase the body's metabolic rate and cardiopulmonary function, and improve sleep quality, but strenuous exercise at night should be avoided.

7. Avoid using electronic devices in bed: The use of electronic devices will affect the quality of sleep. It is recommended that patients stop using electronic devices one hour before going to bed and avoid using electronic devices in bed. For patients with sleep apnea disease, it is very important to maintain a regular schedule and healthy living habits. If patients have other health issues or concerns, it is recommended to seek medical advice.

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