Sleep apnea is without doubt one of the fastest growing lifestyle disorders. Needless to say big pharma are falling over themselves in an effort to "provide" us with a cure. Knowing more about, as well as the causes of sleep apnea, could well free us from the grasp of the money grasping pharmaceutical companies.
While it is common knowledge that snoring is a symptom of sleep apnea, few people realize that snoring can actually cause the disorder. Arguably, even in the ab snoring is sleep apnea in progress
Snoring and sleep apnea, symptom or cause
While snoring has long been accepted as the audible, and often most annoying symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), this doesn't always paint a very truthful picture. Not only someone suffering from OSA, snoring could be viewed as the build up to an apneic episode. It could also lead to the development of sleep apnea.
Although for a variety of reasons, obstructive sleep apnea is essentially the result of an enlarged soft palate and or tongue blocking the airways. The reason they become enlarged is the vibration of the palate, as a result of snoring, causing delicate tissue to become inflamed. To start the process, all we need is a temporary cause of snoring. A common cold or medication that resulted in over relaxed throat muscles, or even sleeping on one’s back can cause the tongue and soft palate tissue to fall to the back of the throat.
This claim is supported by the fact that in several instances, use of both PAP machines and oral devices over long periods, resulted in a reduction in the number, or severity, of apneas. due to swollen soft palate being able to heal and therefore shrink. However it is not beyond reason that this tissue, once scared, will remain sensitive. Visit here to see learn about other sleep apnea causes
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