The Three Types of Sleep Apnea

The Three Types of Sleep Apnea

by: Colleen Shackleton

Sleep Apnea is a very dangerous condition that not only destroys your sleep but also affects your entire body. There are three different types of Sleep Apnea, and in their worst stages, all three of them can be deadly.

Problems of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The condition known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most common type. During sleep, the muscles in your soft palate, which are located around the base of your tongue, relax and obstruct your airway. When this happens, the oxygen level in your blood decreases causing hypoxia, your blood pressure goes up, and a great deal of stress is placed on your heart, which could lead to heart failure. All of these difficulties keep you from going into the deeper, sounder phases of the sleep cycle which means your body starts suffering from sleep deprivation. To add to the problem, you will experience snoring and choking which can awaken you several times a night. Your body becomes desperate for sleep along with your loved ones.

Rare but Lethal Central Sleep Apnea

Central Sleep Apnea is a much rarer condition that Obstructive Apnea, because it's caused by a flaw in the brain. In this condition your brain gives the wrong or delayed messages to your body's breathing mechanisms. Because of these faulty signals, throat, abdominal and oral breathing all stop at the same time for a few seconds. Even though it doesn't last long, it
can still lower the amount of oxygen that gets to your blood and tissues and can lead to high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat and stroke.

Mixed Sleep Apnea

If you suffer from both of the conditions described above, Obstructive Apnea and Central Apnea, you are said to have Mixed Sleep Apnea. In this condition you have the combined symptoms of relaxed throat muscles and flawed breathing signals from your brain, and the combination can obviously be much more detrimental to your health.

Most Doctors automatically prescribe CAP for Sleep Apnea and many of the are unaware of other Sleep Apnea treatments. But according to research up to 50% of Sleep Apnea sufferers stop using their CPAP within 3 months.

Proven way to Cure Sleep Apnea without CPAP

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