How does snoring affect our heart functions?
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at
7:33 am
Is snoring likely to cause angina or sleep apnoea? what are the complications?
Filed under: Snoring
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Snoring and the resulting issues from it are that the body is being deprived of oxygen. When you have significant snoring you are actually blocking the airway. The blocked airway causes the person to wake up during the night because the brain won’t allow the body to be without oxygen. The result is the cessation of oxygen on a continuous basis damages muscles and other organs, which can and does cause significant health issues. You should undergo a sleep study, have a pulmonologist evaluate the amount of sleep apnea that is occurring and if you do in fact have sleep apnea there are machines that will open your air way so that you will stop snoring and you won’t stop breathing during your sleep. This will increase your energy and you will sleep more soundly. The other more important issue is that not sleeping well at night can cause so many other issues because of day time fatigue, sleepiness, and an overall unwell feeling that taking care of the sleep issue will make a world of difference in the way you feel! Good luck!
Snoring is a symptom of sleep apnea. The breathing stops for a short period, the heart is deprived of oxygen, heart rate drops, BP is dangerously low, brain is lacking oxygen.