Snoring & sleep apnea
Snoring and sleep apnea are sleep-related breathing disorders.
Approximately 60% of men and 40% of women snore as they get older.
​If snoring is very pronounced, it can lead to a reduction in the oxygen saturation and consequently to sleep disturbances.
The main reason for the obstructed aurway at night is constrictions in the area of the nose or throat, which prevent the free flow of air.
This can lead to the typical snoring noises,
in which the soft palate, the base of the tongue and the back of the throat begin to vibrate.
These SYMPTOMS clearly indicate a pathological sleep-disordered breathing:
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* loud irregular snoring
* interrupted breathing during the night
* excessive daytime sleepiness with compulsion to fall asleep during the day
* difficulty concentrating
* high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases
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In this case, a restful sleep, which is divided into 5-6 stages of 90 minutes each with different sleep depths, turns into a pathological sleep and harmless snoring can become pathological sleep apnoea.
Sleep with breathing interruptions, which can occur up to 60 times per hour, causes the brain to react with alarm waking reactions that the person affected does not even notice.
The recurring wake-up reactions lead to disturbed and unrefreshing sleep and you feel unrested, suffer from daytime sleepiness and lack of concentration, which can lead to the dreaded microsleep at the wheel, among other things.