What are the reasons for suffocation caused by snoring

In life, snoring while sleeping is very common. Most people only sneeze when they have a stuffy nose due to a cold, and this is a very normal symptom. However, suffocation caused by snoring is not so common. Suffocation makes people feel terrified. It means that the patient is on the verge of death and may face life-threatening danger at any time. So what are the reasons why snoring causes suffocation?

Snoring can induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and even sudden death. When the snoring is very loud and the snoring sound is intermittent, you should be alert to snoring. Polysomnography can make a correct diagnosis. On the surface, it is snoring and breath holding, but in fact it is systemic hypoxia sleep apnea syndrome. As the name suggests, breathing stops during sleep. The main cause of the disease is obstruction or narrowing of the upper respiratory tract during sleep. Snoring patients snore and hold their breath on the surface, but they are actually suffering from systemic hypoxia, which can cause many problems, such as damage to the cardiovascular system, including heart disease, various arrhythmias, myocardial infarction and sudden death at night.

If you find that you snore during sleep at a high volume, very loud, intermittent, and irregular snoring; you are extremely sleepy during the day and cannot control it, and sometimes fall asleep in meetings, while working, while talking, while eating, and even while driving; you wake up easily at night; you have increased nocturia; you suffer from memory loss; you feel dizzy and weak, and your personality changes including intellectual and memory loss, and sexual dysfunction, etc., you should consider whether you have sleep apnea syndrome, and see a respiratory doctor as soon as possible for diagnosis and treatment.

Of course, you don’t need to see a doctor as soon as you have snoring symptoms. Fatigue and alcoholism can also cause transient snoring. In such cases, if the patient pays attention to rest and changes his lifestyle habits, the symptoms will be significantly improved. If the symptoms still show no signs of improvement, you need to go to the hospital for a check-up. "In addition, excessive obesity, depression and central nervous system problems such as encephalitis, brain tumors, and intracranial injuries can cause snoring symptoms. Patients need to find out the cause and then take appropriate treatment methods.

How do you know if you have sleep apnea syndrome? The commonly used method is to do polysomnography, also known as polysomnography. It requires sleeping in the examination room for one night, and the snoring and apnea during sleep are recorded by instruments. Finally, the type and severity of sleep apnea syndrome are determined. "If the monitoring results show that the sleep apnea index is greater than 5 times during a night's sleep, it means that you have this disease."

Sleep apnea syndrome is divided into obstructive, central and mixed. Different treatments can be adopted according to different types and severity. At present, the international medical community recognizes that continuous positive airway pressure is the safest and most effective treatment for this disease. It is suitable for patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea syndrome, especially for severe patients.

Obesity is one of the important risk factors for snoring. Losing weight is effective in lowering the sleep apnea index, reducing sleep interruptions, improving sleep quality, and improving the symptoms of snoring patients. To prevent snoring, you should quit smoking and drinking, and not drink alcohol at least 3 to 5 hours before going to bed. Be sure to maintain a side-lying sleeping position. Snoring patients often have poor sleep quality and difficulty falling asleep. People often use sleeping pills, but sleeping pills can inhibit breathing, affect respiratory regulation, and reduce upper airway tension. This requires special attention.

After reading the above introduction to the reasons why snoring causes suffocation, I think everyone should have some understanding. In fact, there are many reasons that cause this symptom, but the risk is also high, so we must not ignore this problem. We must pay attention to our diet and develop good living habits so as not to give these diseases a chance to take advantage.