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Severe Sleep Apnea

How Dangerous is Severe Apnea?


The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has defined mild, moderate and severe sleep apnea depending on apnea and hypopnea index:

  • mild sleep apnea: apnea index (AHI) between 5-15

  • moderate sleep apnea: AHI between 16-30

  • severe apnea: AHI >30

People with AHI >30 have the most obvious symptoms of loud snoring, disturbed sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness that affects their optimism and willingness to be treated.

They experience stress of living with a chronic disorder, that can diminish the quality of life.

Video - Severe Apnea can Lead to Other Severe Health Problems:


If you have a serious case of sleep apnea, you need to understand that a treatment process requires support from people dedicated to helping you get on with life:

  • your life partner, who is an important source of support

  • your family who needs to encourage you

  • the sleep doctor and sleep center team

  • the family doctor

  • a community that cares about sleep apnea patients, such as Sleep Guide


    Your bedmate or partner may take awhile to get used to the notion that you need to use a breathing machine when you sleep, but it's in his/her advantage as well. Your partner should know how difficult is for you to have a serious case of sleep apnea, when you complain about:

      • abnormal fatigue and somnolence

      • loud snoring

      • depression

      • use of alcohol and antidepressants

      • obesity

      • frequent nocturnal awakenings that interrupt your partner's sleep.

      • problems with CPAP

      • loss of memory

      • sexual problems

      • fear of death

    Fear of death is a fear based on real events. Large studies have shown severe apnoea does in fact confer greater mortality compared to the general population. Moreover, the mortality rate among men less than 50 years is higher than over 50's.

    If you want to know what are the treatments for severe apnea click here.



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