如果我懷疑有問題, 該怎麼辦?

    如果你太累了, 沒有精力去做你喜歡的事情, 這可能有更多的淺在問題。睡眠呼吸中止影響超過3/10 的男性和近1/5 的女性。1 你並不是唯一的一個人. 1 如果你發現呼吸困難, 並認為你可能有呼吸障礙, 在這裡學到更多。如果你有任何健康問題, 和你的醫生談談也很重要。

     

    好消息是

    由於有許多相關的健康風險, 重要的是要認真對待睡眠呼吸中止。但好消息是, 它有一種治療方法, 大多數人從接受治療中體驗到了一系列好處:

    在許多情況下, 治療已被證明可以減少睡眠呼吸中止的症狀, 如白天嗜睡、抑鬱情緒、焦慮的想法、記憶力和注意力下降, 以及生活品質下降 (特別是在工作表現和 家庭關係)。

    通過治療睡眠呼吸中止, 你可以降低相關風險, 提高你的整體健康水準。未經治療的睡眠呼吸中止也與心悸、頭暈、暈眩、呼吸急促和胸部不適等症狀有關, 當你的睡眠呼吸中止得到治療時, 這些症狀可能會減少。 3, 4, 5

    患有睡眠呼吸中止症的人可能會變得太累, 無法運動, 使他們的一些潛在條件更加惡化。因睡眠呼吸中止而接受治療的肥胖人群會獲得更多的能量, 這可能會説明他們運動減肥。6 減肥已經證明可以改善一些人的睡眠呼吸中止。7

    當你從重大疾病中恢復時, 治療你的睡眠呼吸中止可能會對抗疲勞, 所以你有動力去學習康復計畫。8 如果你懷疑你可能有睡眠呼吸中止, 你已經離更好的睡眠只有幾步之遙!

    參加我們的簡單問卷, 看看你是否有風險。

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    Babu et al. Type 2 diabetes, glycemic control, and continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea. Arch Intern Med 2005; 165: 447-452.

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    Wolk et al. Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease. Circulation 2003; 108: 9-12.

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    Buchner et al. Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea reduces cardiovascular risk. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007; 176(12): 1274-1280.

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    Marin JM, Carrizo SL, Vicente E, Agusti AG. Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in men with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea with or without treatment with continuous positive airway pressure: an observational study. Lancet. 2005 Mar 19-25;365(9464°/1046-53

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    Lianne M. Tomfohr, MS, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Jose S. Loredo, MD, and Joel E. Dimsdale, MD. Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Fatigue and Sleepiness in Patients with Obstructive SleepApnea: Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Sleep. 2011 January 1;Supported by grants HL44915 (JED), AG08415 (SAI),and RR 00827 (University of California San Diego General Clinical Research Center grant). 34(1): 121-126.

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    Romero-Corral A, Caples SM, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK. Interactions between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: implications for treatment. Chest. 2010 Mar; At the time of the writing of this manuscript, Dr Romero-Corral was supported by a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association. Dr Caples is supported by NIH grant HL99534. Dr Lopez-Jimenez is a recipient of a Clinical Scientist Development Award from the American Heart Association. Dr Somers is supported by NIH grants HL-65176, HL-73211, and 1UL1 RR024150, and by the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. 137(3):711-9. 

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    Engleman HM, Douglas NJ. Sleep. 4: Sleepiness, cognitive function, and quality of life in obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome. Thorax. 2004 Jul; 59(7):618-22.