What is snoring

What is snoring? How does the diagnosis and treatment of snoring? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.

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Snore

Snoring is a sound phenomenon that occurs when vibration
soft structures of the pharynx against the background of passing the jet of air through the narrowed
Airways.

More than 30% of the adult population suffers from snoring, after 60 years - 60%.

Snore,
as a sound, is a more social problem for
surrounding than for the person himself. However, snoring can be
harbinger and one of the main symptoms of a serious disease -
Diseases of respiratory stops in a dream (obstructive sleep apnea syndrome).

Snoring can occur when:

Appearance
Snorough contributes to the following factors and diseases that reduce the tone
Muscles pharynx: Sleep deficiency and fatigue, alcohol intake, intake
Preparations, smoking, decreased thyroid function, termination
menstruation in women, aging.

All this leads to narrowing the respiratory tract and the occurrence of characteristic sound when breathing in a dream.

Snoring
People often complain about day drowsiness. This is due to the fact that
snoring causes frequent microprobroves brain, then
There is a dream. Organism and brain do not rest at night. And trying
take your own brain trying to fall asleep in the afternoon so that at least somehow
Compensate night sleep deficit.

Snoring must be treated,
Especially if the first signs of obstructive apnea syndrome appear
In a dream: Restless surface sleep, sweating and rapid night
urination, brunce and headaches in the morning, sharp daily
drowsiness, irritability, reducing memory and attention.

Diagnosis and treatment of snoring

Diagnosis
snoring is placed without much difficulty. For this interview
relatives and spend screening tests. However, there are existence
Additional instrumental methods for diagnosis of syndrome
obstructive apnea in a dream. Patients prescribe Polisomnography - The method of studying the respiratory and cardiovascular systems in the patient during sleep.

People suffering from snoring should be addressed to Otolaryngologist and neurologist.

By
Opportunities need to eliminate the cause of snoring. In particular, eliminate
Risk factors like smoking before bedtime, alcohol consumption.

There are a variety of conservative methods and Surgical treatment snore and apnea syndrome in a dream.

Conservative
Methods are aimed at expanding the respiratory tract. Patients must
choose the right position to sleep. Developed special
Outdoor devices preventing snoring.
Also exist exercises to reduce snore.

Surgical
Correction of snoring and apnea in a dream includes a complex of operations,
Improving nasal breathing increasing the lumen of the pharynx reducing
Sizes of soft sky and lymphoid formations. Usually,
Such operations are sufficiently gentle, and can be performed using
Laser, endoscopic and ultrasound equipment.

In addition, the CPAP technique is used to treat snore (creation of a constant positive pressure in the respiratory tract).