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Sleep apnea device decreases risk of heart disease in women

Sleep apnea device decreases risk of heart disease in women

Studies in men have shown that sleep apnea greatly increases the risk of events such as heart attacks and strokes. But there were doubts about these risks for women. A new study, carried out by Valme Hospital Hospital in Seville, Spain, followed more than 1,100 women for approximately five years and found interesting evidence on the subject.

Participants were between 50 and 60 years old. The researchers observed that those with severe untreated sleep apnea were 3.5 times more likely to die from heart problems or stroke compared to women without the disease. Many of them also had other risk factors for heart disease, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. One in five reported having already had a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack.

When studying study participants' sleep, researchers counted the number of times their breath slowed or stopped for at least 10 seconds. Women with 10 to 29 respiratory interruptions per hour were classified with mild to moderate apnea. Those with 30 or more interruptions per hour were informed that they had severe sleep apnea. Women who had less than 10 stops per hour were considered to have no apnea and were compared.

People who have obstructive sleep apnea stop breathing for a few seconds, several times during the night. The struggle to start breathing again, after stopping breathing, causes people to snore. But there is a greater danger related to the disease, as it creates a great deal of stress for the heart.

Benefits of CPAP

CPAP, a machine that, coupled to a mask, helps keep the airways open by sending air to the lungs, can save the lives of women with severe sleep apnea. Patients in the study with severe sleep apnea received this appliance for use. However, women with mild to moderate apnea used CPAP if they reported being sleepy during the day.

During the study period, 41 patients died from heart-related causes, including heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure. cardiac. Researchers found that women with severe untreated sleep apnea - meaning they did not use their CPAP machines or used for less than four hours a night - were 3.5 times more likely to die from a heart problem. This result was independent of age, body weight, high blood pressure, diabetes and previous heart attacks or strokes.

Women with severe sleep apnea who used CPAP for at least four hours per night had no increased risk cardiac or stroke related death. They had the same risk as women without sleep apnea.

Researchers call attention to the importance of the machine. For patients with obstructive sleep apnea, the use of CPAP is as important to the heart as the tablets for hypertension or diabetes.

Find out if apnea is taking your sleep

Wake up in the middle of the night with suffocation and feeling that the body has not rested enough are some signs of this problem. But there are others. Know who they are and seek help.

Snoring

Who snores does not necessarily present sleep apnea, but can develop it. Snoring is a sign that there are respiratory difficulties. Already apnea is the most advanced stage of snoring and occurs when the passage of air through the throat is completely obstructed and there is interruption of breathing.

Obesity

Overweight, by making breathing difficult, favors causes of apnea. But there are other factors related to the problem. "In the case of men, testosterone itself contributes to apnea, because it causes a natural relaxation of muscles," says Fausto Ito, a sleep specialist.Anatomical Factors

Individuals with a very large tongue, small chin or backward are more susceptible to snoring and sleep apnea. This is because this anatomy can hinder the passage of air through the upper airways, causing apnea.

Children can also have

The most common situation that causes snoring and apnea is the enlargement of the child's tonsils. But obesity and the shape of the tongue, neck and chin can also contribute to the onset of the disease.

Job

The person who suffers from apnea has the sleep constantly interrupted throughout the night and because of this, can not reach the deepest stages of sleep. Daytime drowsiness, irritability, fatigue, memory loss, difficulty concentrating or absorbing new information, and greater ease of suffering from serious traffic and work-related accidents are the effects of a bad sleeping night.


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