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Snoring
Relief and Sleep Apnea
Testing for
Sleep Apnea
Way of Diagnosing Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder that affects the human mind and body. It is a
sleeping disorder that is related to the “lack of breath” during sleeping. There
are many people who have the disorder but don’t realize that they have it.
Sleep apnea can be caused by several factors such as respiratory infection,
brain nerve problems, heart problems and anxiety. Basically, there are two
different kinds of sleep apnea: central sleep apnea and the obstructive sleep
apnea. The basic difference between the two is that a person is bound to
stillness during episodes (he does not make breathing motions) of central sleep
apnea because the brain literally forgets to breathe while a person continues to
make breathing movements in obstructive sleep apnea.
There are treatments for sleep apnea, the problem is that people neglect the
fact that they feel very groggy during the day and don’t know about the
condition that is sleep apnea.
If you are feeling the following symptoms, you should go to the doctor and talk
to him about diagnosing you for sleep apnea:
-If you snore really loud
-If you choke during the night
-If you have headaches when you wake up in the morning
-If you have difficulty memorizing small amounts of information or if you find
learning difficult in general
-If you always feel irritable during the day
-If you find it difficult to concentrate on what you are doing
-If you have mood swings all the time
-If you urinate frequently during nighttime
-If you have a very dry throat after you wake up
There are several ways of diagnosing sleep apnea. We shall try to discuss three
of them: the sleep recording test, the sleep strip and the multiple sleep
latency.
Sleep recording test
One of the most common ways of diagnosing sleep apnea is through a
sleep-recording test. A sleep recording test is done in a hospital (in one of
their sleep centers) where one is asked to sleep while his heart rate, brain
activity, muscle movements, eye movements, blood oxygen percentage and the
amount of air that moves around his lungs are monitored. There is no pain that
is associated with a sleep-recording test. A sleeping specialist will diagnose
your condition and give treatment recommendations. A sleep-recording test can be
quite expensive and can cost around 2,000 US dollars.
Sleep Strip
An alternative way of diagnosing sleep apnea is through a sleep strip. Think of
the sleep strip as a home pregnancy test. It has a mini-computer that records
and measures the amount of air that enters and exits the lungs. It is said that
the results from a sleep strip test is 98% as accurate as the results from a
sleep-recording test. The good thing about using sleep strips is that it will
save you a lot of money. While the sleep-recording test costs around 2,000
dollars, the sleep strip will cost only 600-700 US dollars. It is also very easy
to use. One wears the strip on the nose for one night and the diagnosis is
already done.
Multiple Sleep Latency
The multiple sleep latency test is a test that is usually given after an
overnight sleep test. It is used to complement the results of a sleep test. The
same factors such as the heart rate, brain waves, muscle and eye movements are
recorded and measured during the test.
During the day of the testing, the patient will not be allowed to drink any
substance that has caffeine. He will be connected to computers by the use of
metal discs, which will record the activities in his body. The physician will
then ask several questions to the patient and he will then be asked to be in a
private room. Monitoring will be done every 20 minutes for each couple of hours.
The results of the multiple sleep latency test are used and compared with the
sleep test.
If one feels or suspects that he has the symptoms of sleep apnea, he should not
waste any time and get himself diagnosed. Sleep apnea is a serious condition
that can even lead to death.
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