Introduction of Snoring, Sleep and Sleep ApneaSnoringSnoring in your sleep at night is a common and frequent occurrence for many people. Most people who snore do not have any serious medical condition. Snoring does not often wake the snorer up. Their snoring disturbs their bed partner’s sleep more.Most snoring is benign but very severe snoring can predispose us to more serious sleeping disorders. The good news is that snorers can reduce their risk of these serious diseases when their snoring, and/or sleeping disorders are diagnosed and treated.There are many treatments available for snoring, sleep apnea and other sleeping disorders.SleepSleep is an active, organized process essential for life. It supplies the physical and emotional renewal necessary for your survival. The body relaxes nerves and muscles during sleep. That revitalizes them to carry on the biological processes inside the body. The whole process resembles recharging a battery.Our sleep pattern depends on our circadian rhythm, the body clock that keeps us on regular 24-hour cycles and determines the quantity and quality of our sleep. This rhythm requires us to sleep for certain period regularly. The amount of necessary sleep may be different in different individuals, but it needs to be free of any disruption.Research shows that 8 hours of sleep a day is optimum for most people while some can sleep less because they condition their brain to achieve highly effective sleep.Remarks:Deprivation of sleep may lead to several physical and mental disorders. Sleep is a crucial part of our survival. Most people need uninterrupted sleep for at least 8 hours each day. Unchecked sleep disorders need quick medical attention and diagnosis as they could become fatal. What is sleep apnea?Apnea is from Greek;â€Ap’ - â€without†and â€nea’ - â€breathâ€. Sleep apnea means â€cessation of breath’ and may occur twenty to sixty times within each hour. If you are unable to breathe properly at night and wake up gasping for breath, you may have sleep apnea. It is diagnosed by monitoring your breathing as you sleep. The presence of the cessation of breathing for more than 10 seconds occurring more than a few times during sleep is indicative of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea consists of apnoeic episode from 10 to 90 seconds where you stopbreathing. You might have many episodes in each hour of your night. Most people don’t know there’s a problem, so they don’t seek treatment!
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