| Sleep apnea is a sleep ailment which can be | | | | apnea cure are available, though. |
| described as abnormal pauses in breathing during | | | | Sinus infection, or sinusitis, is an inflammation of |
| asleep. A pause may be by medical definition be a | | | | the sinuses and nasal passages. It causes nasal |
| minimum of 10 seconds between each breath. | | | | clogging with thick nasal secretions among other |
| This results in lower levels of oxygen absorbed in | | | | discomforts in the respiratory system. |
| the blood stream during sleep. It is estimated that | | | | Does sinus infection cause sleep apnea? When the |
| 85%- 95% of those who suffer from the ailment | | | | respiratory passages are clogged as a result of |
| are unaware of it and untreated owing to its only | | | | sinus infection, it may lead to Sleep Apnea. This |
| symptoms being feeling restlessness, daytime | | | | can be characterized as obstructive sleep apnea, |
| sleepiness and fatigue and/or occasional | | | | since respiratory passages are physically clogged. |
| neurological arousal. | | | | Nevertheless it is not always that a sinus infection |
| However an observer might notice the other | | | | causes sleep apnea. Such physical clogging may |
| symptoms such as loud snoring and other physical | | | | lead to a minor case of sleep apnea that will |
| disturbances during such a pause in brathing. Sleep | | | | neutralize itself once the sinus infection is healed. |
| apnea can be diagnosed by a polysomnogram, | | | | However the sleep apnea caused by sinus |
| also known "over night Sleep Study". | | | | infection has a possibility of progressing on to |
| Obstructive, central, and complex are the three | | | | complex sleep apnea. Be that as it may |
| types of sleep apnea. In 'central' sleep apnea a | | | | obstructive or central sleep apnea can be treated |
| pause is caused by absence of respiratory effort. | | | | by wearing a simple device to assist in breathing |
| and In obstructive 'sleep apnea', the airflow | | | | during sleep. |
| despite respiratory effort, causes a physical clog. | | | | Meet the health personnels near you if you find |
| When there is a progression from the former to | | | | out that you are experiencing sleep disorders such |
| the latter of the above two types it is known as | | | | as sleep apnea or even snoring, and to get them |
| a complex sleep apnea. Different forms of sleep | | | | help you with sleep apnea and snoring cure. |