Recognition of this entity called "Obstructive Sleep Apnoea" or OSA is very crucial in people who snore a lot, have poor quality sleep, and tiredness and sleepiness through the day. #MedTwitter
A simple sleep study that can be done at home by trained technicians to assess the respiration during sleep can provide valuable insight into this issue.
If unrecognized, it can lead to high blood pressure, heart attack, cardiac arrest, and brain stroke.
If recognized, it can be managed with a machine to help breathe properly during sleep - CPAP machine. In addition, weight reduction also helps. Sometimes surgery may be needed.
How easily do you doze off? If the answer is anytime, anywhere.. you might be having Sleep apnoea. The Epworth sleepiness scale is easy to use. Higher the score, higher the likelihood of sleep apnoea.
STOP BANG questionnaire is also useful to screen for OSA.
Risk factors for OSA
If someone is a driver or involved in employment where they can put others lives at risk, OSA can be really dangerous. Because of poor sleep quality in the night, they might have "MICROSLEEP" episodes during the day where they transient sleep and wake up leading to major mishaps and accidents. @nitin_gadkari
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