Sleep Disorders and their interaction with Sleep Apnea
The link between sleep disorders and sleep apnea breathing disorder are obvious. Many patients with sleep apnea have restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, insomnia, etc.
Sleep breathing disorders are characterized by disordered respiration in sleep. One of the most commonly sleeping disorder encountered is obstructive sleep apnea.
What are the chances to have other sleep disorders symptoms when you already have sleep apnea?
Well, sleep apnea often comes in interaction with other sleep problems.
Many disorders combined with sleep apnea can result in health complications that could make healing more difficult.
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You'll rarely see a person only with sleep apnea disorder. If you don't follow a treatment soon, sleep apnea can even cause the appearance of other disorders and this will complicate the therapy.
Insomnia
is the most common sleeping disorder and in combination with sleep apnea it can have a profound effect on treatment. It will be difficult to accept CPAP therapy when you have sleep apnea and insomnia, and chances are high to give up treatment for a long-term use.
Sleep apnea and depression
are often found in relationship one with the other. There is a complex relationship between depression and sleeping disorders.
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Patients who have
narcolepsy
have repeated apneic episodes in their sleep. The most predominant sleep apnea disorder noted in narcoleptic patients is central sleep apnea.Click here
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Restless leg syndrome
(RLS) is a sleep-related movement disorder. A person with this problem has an urge to move the legs caused by uncomfortable or unpleasant sensations in the legs. Is like walking or stretching, but when you are in the bed.
Sleep fragmentation from sleep apnea can worsen the symptoms of the RLS, so it's important to have a good sleep to prevent the restless leg disorder.
Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS) is type of sleep-disordered breathing associated with arousals from sleep. The symptoms and causes are similar with obstructive apnea, but the patient doesn't stop breathing in sleep; he wakes up before any attempt of breathing cessation.
Fibromyalgia is a mixture of symptoms, but the most common complain is muscles and joints pain. Pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia appears to correlate with sleep quality, and maybe this is the explanation why so many persons with sleep apnea have fibromyalgia symptoms.
Periodic limb movement disorder
(PLMS) is another sleep-related movement disorder, considered responsible for sleep fragmentation and complaint of excessive daytime sleepiness.
PLMS is most common in patients obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy than in general population. If you want to know more about periodic limb movement disorder, you can
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Parasomnia disorder
is quite varied, ranging from simple movements to very complex behaviors, like sleepwalking. Sleep apnea can be a risk factor in the prevalence of parasomnia.
Sleep Epilepsy
- people with epilepsy are twice as likely as others to suffer from other sleep disorders, including insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome or obstructive sleep apnea.
The Pickwickian Syndrome
is a type of sleep apnea associated with extreme obesity. If you are overweight, have problems in breathing, such as hypoventilation, and you have the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, then you may have this syndrome.
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