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Dealing With Sleep Apnea
Whatever the type of sleep apnea is, it certainly could be serious eventually. There could be other problems or ailments caused by continuous suffering from this sleeping disorder. By getting an appropriate and effective treatment, you surely could also improve the overall quality of your life. Treatment could help improve your overall sleeping habit and relieve your daytime tiredness.
If you could curtail the problem, you could also prevent development or onset of heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other health concerns. There are many other ways to deal effectively with sleep apnea so it would not hamper your overall quality of life.
Be watchful about your overall health care needs. It would be appropriate if you would always set appointments to follow up your condition with your doctor. You need to make sure your treatment is truly working. You should advise your doctor immediately if you are having problems or discomfort in continuing the treatment. This is most especially true if you are not very comfortable using mouthpieces and breathing devices like continuous positive way pressure or CPAP. Such a device should constantly be adjusted to fit your size and specifications. You may also not be totally comfortable with it like most other people.
From now on, intend to control your overall weight. It has been noted that sleep apnea is more likely to appear in people with excessive weight or obesity. Some studies also suggest that losing even the slightest amount of weight could bring about significant improvement in snoring and sleep apnea problems. If you are still not overweight, strive harder not to gain weight to the level that is excessive. Remember that body weight could eliminate or worsen sleep apnea, so you better control it to your advantage. Try losing weight as an alternative way of treating sleep apnea.
Be honest to yourself and strive much harder to know more about possible effects of sleep apnea to your daily activities. The condition could prompt your body to release stress hormones during sleep, which could trigger your body to adopt the flight or fight response, and in the process make you worn out.
This is the reason why no matter how long you sleep, if you are suffering from sleep apnea, you would always feel deprived of quality and adequate sleep. Particularly be careful when driving or when operating special heavy machineries in your workplace if you are sleepy.
If you are set to undergo any form of surgical procedure (for other body conditions or ailments), do not fail to tell your surgeon that you are suffering from sleep apnea. This is to give them time and idea about how they could take several other additional steps that would make your airway passage keeping open even during surgery. You would be induced to sleep during operations, so expect several disruptions and abnormal breathing or heartbeat patterns, which might be inappropriately taken or read by the surgical team.
Most of the time, people are now aware that they have sleep apnea. Family members, bed partners, and roommates certainly could be of great help. If you have a family member who shows signs and symptoms of the condition, immediately call his attention but in a calm and casual manner.
You should also start encouraging the person to quickly seek medical help. Emotional support is also very necessary.
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Dealing With Insomnia  Get A Good NightÂs Sleep
Word Count:
554
Summary:
Among the most frustrating of sleep disorders, insomnia can be particularly maddening. The persistent inability to fall asleep, especially when you are tired, can leave you stressed and wound up and wondering what is wrong. Yes, an inability to sleep will occasionally occur, but persistent insomnia is no laughing matter.
Most everyone experiences some minor episodes of insomnia lasting from one night to intermittent episodes of sleeplessness for a few weeks. This form, cal...
Keywords:
insomnia, sleep, health, wellness
Article Body:
Among the most frustrating of sleep disorders, insomnia can be particularly maddening. The persistent inability to fall asleep, especially when you are tired, can leave you stressed and wound up and wondering what is wrong. Yes, an inability to sleep will occasionally occur, but persistent insomnia is no laughing matter.
Most everyone experiences some minor episodes of insomnia lasting from one night to intermittent episodes of sleeplessness for a few weeks. This form, called transient insomnia, is not unexpected and almost everyone will face it at some point in their lives. For instance, a particularly stressful week at work might leave someone unable to sleep for a few nights. But, once the week is over, they can get back to sleeping normally.
Some people may also experience acute insomnia, which is a form of short-term insomnia that can strike at some points in peoples lives. For instance, if someone is suffering through a job loss or a difficult divorce, they may experience a persistent inability to get good sleep for anywhere from three weeks to six months. Notice that, in the case of acute insomnia, this is not a nightly occurrence and the sufferer is still able to get good sleep on some nights.
The most severe form of insomnia is chronic insomnia, which occurs almost nightly for a month or longer. This form of insomnia often seems to arise from seemingly nowhere and leaves the sufferer almost no reprieve. Oftentimes, this can leave the person fatigued, but not actually tired enough to fall asleep. This situation can lead to depression, anxiety, an inability to concentrate, and a feeling of just Âbeing in a fog all the time. Obviously, this is a bad state for a person to live in and they need to find relief.
While the temporary forms of insomnia can be relieved by relieving the temporary causes of insomnia, this is not a solution for people who suffer from chronic insomnia. Thus, people with chronic insomnia need to find solutions that address insomnia specifically.
Many people turn to sleeping pills in these situations, but these are problematic in some ways. Sleeping pills can be addictive even in their most benign forms and, oftentimes, people will become permanently reliant upon sleeping pill to get their nightly rest.
Other people seek herbal treatments, such as valerian, chamomile or lavender, for relief from insomnia. Many of these herbal remedies are fairly benign, but they can still leave people reliant on them to fall asleep at night.
More traditional remedies for insomnia include exercising in the afternoon, drinking warm milk before bed, avoiding anything mentally stimulating in the evening, and just going to bed early at night and waking up early in the morning. Obviously, it is preferable to start with traditional remedies such as this and move toward herbal remedies or sleeping pills if these do not help.
While insomnia is frustrating for people who suffer from it, it is treatable. There are many remedies out there and people should not be afraid to try them. In most cases, people can simply wait out the circumstances that are causing their insomnia and they will be fine. However, if insomnia is an almost nightly occurrence for a month or more, it is time to talk to a doctor and see what remedies might be suitable.
Dealing With Insomnia  Get A Good NightÂs Sleep
Word Count:
554
Summary:
Among the most frustrating of sleep disorders, insomnia can be particularly maddening. The persistent inability to fall asleep, especially when you are tired, can leave you stressed and wound up and wondering what is wrong. Yes, an inability to sleep will occasionally occur, but persistent insomnia is no laughing matter.
Most everyone experiences some minor episodes of insomnia lasting from one night to intermittent episodes of sleeplessness for a few weeks. This form, cal...
Keywords:
insomnia, sleep, health, wellness
Article Body:
Among the most frustrating of sleep disorders, insomnia can be particularly maddening. The persistent inability to fall asleep, especially when you are tired, can leave you stressed and wound up and wondering what is wrong. Yes, an inability to sleep will occasionally occur, but persistent insomnia is no laughing matter.
Most everyone experiences some minor episodes of insomnia lasting from one night to intermittent episodes of sleeplessness for a few weeks. This form, called transient insomnia, is not unexpected and almost everyone will face it at some point in their lives. For instance, a particularly stressful week at work might leave someone unable to sleep for a few nights. But, once the week is over, they can get back to sleeping normally.
Some people may also experience acute insomnia, which is a form of short-term insomnia that can strike at some points in peoples lives. For instance, if someone is suffering through a job loss or a difficult divorce, they may experience a persistent inability to get good sleep for anywhere from three weeks to six months. Notice that, in the case of acute insomnia, this is not a nightly occurrence and the sufferer is still able to get good sleep on some nights.
The most severe form of insomnia is chronic insomnia, which occurs almost nightly for a month or longer. This form of insomnia often seems to arise from seemingly nowhere and leaves the sufferer almost no reprieve. Oftentimes, this can leave the person fatigued, but not actually tired enough to fall asleep. This situation can lead to depression, anxiety, an inability to concentrate, and a feeling of just Âbeing in a fog all the time. Obviously, this is a bad state for a person to live in and they need to find relief.
While the temporary forms of insomnia can be relieved by relieving the temporary causes of insomnia, this is not a solution for people who suffer from chronic insomnia. Thus, people with chronic insomnia need to find solutions that address insomnia specifically.
Many people turn to sleeping pills in these situations, but these are problematic in some ways. Sleeping pills can be addictive even in their most benign forms and, oftentimes, people will become permanently reliant upon sleeping pill to get their nightly rest.
Other people seek herbal treatments, such as valerian, chamomile or lavender, for relief from insomnia. Many of these herbal remedies are fairly benign, but they can still leave people reliant on them to fall asleep at night.
More traditional remedies for insomnia include exercising in the afternoon, drinking warm milk before bed, avoiding anything mentally stimulating in the evening, and just going to bed early at night and waking up early in the morning. Obviously, it is preferable to start with traditional remedies such as this and move toward herbal remedies or sleeping pills if these do not help.
While insomnia is frustrating for people who suffer from it, it is treatable. There are many remedies out there and people should not be afraid to try them. In most cases, people can simply wait out the circumstances that are causing their insomnia and they will be fine. However, if insomnia is an almost nightly occurrence for a month or more, it is time to talk to a doctor and see what remedies might be suitable.
