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Do You Have Sleep Apnea? What is Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea (AP-ne-ah) is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They often occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. Typically, normal breathing then starts again, sometimes with a loud snort or choking sound. Sleep apnea usually is a chronic (ongoing) condition that disrupts your sleep. You often move out of deep sleep and into light sleep when your breathing pauses or becomes shallow. This results in poor sleep quality that makes you tired during the day. Sleep apnea is one of the leading causes of excessive daytime sleepiness. How Is Sleep Apnea Treated? Lifestyle changes, mouthpieces, breathing devices, and surgery are used to treat sleep apnea. Medicines typically aren't used to treat the condition. Lifestyle Changes If you have mild sleep apnea, some changes in daily activities or habits may be all the treatment you need. • Avoid alcohol and medicines that make you sleepy. They make it harder for your throat to stay open while you sleep. • Lose weight if you're overweight or obese. Even a little weight loss can improve your symptoms. • Sleep on your side instead of your back to help keep your throat open. You can sleep with special pillows or shirts that prevent you from sleeping on your back. • Keep your nasal passages open at night with nasal sprays or allergy medicines, if needed. Talk with your doctor about whether these treatments might help you. • If you smoke, quit. Talk with your doctor about programs and products that can help you quit smoking. Sources: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea_WhatIs.html Parks, Philip D., MD, MPH, “Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea during Commercial Driver Medical Examinations.” About 17 to 28% of truck drivers have Sleep Apnea. In 2006, a joint task force of three major professional groups decided how doctors could identify drivers who ought to have Sleep Apnea screening, even if they didn’t think they were drowsy. The Sleep Apnea screening test is required if two out of the following criteria were met: 1. Body Mass Index of 35 or greater 2. Neck circumference of 17” or greater in male drives and 16” in females 3. High Blood Pressure that was either new, uncontrolled, or requiring 2 or medicines to control

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Do You Have Sleep Apnea?

What is Sleep Apnea?

Sleep apnea (AP-ne-ah) is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep.

Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They often occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. Typically, normal breathing then starts again, sometimes with a loud snort or choking sound.

Sleep apnea usually is a chronic (ongoing) condition that disrupts your sleep. You often move out of deep sleep and into light sleep when your breathing pauses or becomes shallow.

This results in poor sleep quality that makes you tired during the day. Sleep apnea is one of the leading causes of excessive daytime sleepiness.

How Is Sleep Apnea Treated?

Lifestyle changes, mouthpieces, breathing devices, and surgery are used to treat sleep apnea. Medicines typically aren't used to treat the condition.

Lifestyle Changes

If you have mild sleep apnea, some changes in daily activities or habits may be all the treatment you need.

• Avoid alcohol and medicines that make you sleepy. They make it harder for your throat to stay open while you sleep.

• Lose weight if you're overweight or obese. Even a little weight loss can improve your symptoms.

• Sleep on your side instead of your back to help keep your throat open. You can sleep with special pillows or shirts that prevent you from sleeping on your back.

• Keep your nasal passages open at night with nasal sprays or allergy medicines, if needed. Talk with your doctor about whether these treatments might help you.

• If you smoke, quit. Talk with your doctor about programs and products that can help you quit smoking.

Sources: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea_WhatIs.html Parks, Philip D., MD, MPH, “Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea during Commercial Driver Medical Examinations.”

About 17 to 28% of truck drivers have Sleep Apnea.

In 2006, a joint task force of three major professional groups decided how doctors could identify drivers who ought to have Sleep Apnea screening, even if they didn’t think they were drowsy.

The Sleep Apnea screening test is required if two out of the following criteria were met:

1. Body Mass Index of 35 or greater 2. Neck circumference of 17” or greater in male drives and 16” in females 3. High Blood Pressure that was either new, uncontrolled, or requiring 2 or medicines to control

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