Question by shinysunlight: How can a person stop snoring?
I mean without surgery …
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Answer by Matt A
Snoring can be a sign of a sleep disorder called OSA. Sleep apnea, also called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is a common disorder that affects more than 18 million people in the United States. In many of these people, the condition is undiagnosed. OSA takes its name from the Greek word apnea, which means “without breath.” People with sleep apnea literally stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, often for a minute or longer and as many as hundreds of times during a single night.
Several treatment options exist for dealing with OSA. These include weight reduction, oral appliances, positional therapy, positive pressure therapy, and surgical options.
Weight gain is a significant risk factor for the development of OSA. While sleep apnea usually can be corrected by weight loss, other factors involved in the pathophysiology of OSA, such as anatomic abnormalities, may cause the condition to persist. However, the vast majority of OSA cases can be improved, if not eliminated, with significant weight loss. The amount of weight a patient needs to lose to achieve these benefits varies. Some may need only a modest reduction in weight to gain improvement, while others require significant weight loss. It is not necessary to slim down to “ideal body weight” to achieve these benefits.
Sleep apnea can be caused by either complete obstruction of the airway (obstructive apnea) or partial obstruction (obstructive hypopnea—hypopnea is slow, shallow breathing), both of which can wake one up. There are three types of sleep apnea—obstructive, central, and mixed. Of these, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common. OSA occurs in approximately 2 percent of women and 4 percent of men over the age of 35.
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