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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine helps eliminate the snoring and opens upper air tract to reduce breathing problems
Recently, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates shared that the US President Joe Biden has started using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to manage his sleep apnea condition. In earlier reports, it was known that the President was suffering from the condition and facing a few problems.
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What is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea is a severe sleeping disorder that obstructs an individual’s breathing during night time. Loud snoring, gasping for air during sleep, waking up with dry mouth, morning headache are a few most common symptoms related with sleep apnea.
Loud snoring is among the most observed symptom that indicates multiple health conditions.
How does CPAP helps?
Continuous positive airway pressure machine helps eliminate the snoring and manages sleep apnea. The machine processes by delivering enough air pressure to keep the upper airway passages open. A major reason of sleep apnea is because the upper airway tract is blocked, but this machine helps keep the tract open.
According to ClevelandClinic, this machine is major helpful is managing both obstructive and central sleep apnea. The CPAP also helps improve the quality of sleep and reduces risk for a number of health issues, including heart disease and stroke.
Why is sleep apnea must be managed?
Most of the patients take snoring as a normal part of their routine. In a few households, snoring is considered as a result of fatigue during the day. There are several health conditions associated with the sleep apnea:
Daytime fatigue: The distrubed sleeping pattern can result in poor quality of sleep. It may result in severe daytime drowsiness, fatigue and irritability.
High blood pressure: The breathing problems lead to low oxygen in blood. This further increases the blood pressure and can result in different heart problems.
Type 2 diabetes: Sleep apnea increases one’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes and make an individual insulin resistance.
(Disclaimer: The above statements are generic information only. One must consult a physician before following the above.)
