Does sinus infection cause sleep apnea?

Sleep apnea is a sleep ailment which can beapnea cure are available, though.
described as abnormal pauses in breathing duringSinus infection, or sinusitis, is an inflammation of
asleep. A pause may be by medical definition be athe 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 indiscomforts in the respiratory system.
the blood stream during sleep. It is estimated thatDoes sinus infection cause sleep apnea? When the
85%- 95% of those who suffer from the ailmentrespiratory passages are clogged as a result of
are unaware of it and untreated owing to its onlysinus infection, it may lead to Sleep Apnea. This
symptoms being feeling restlessness, daytimecan be characterized as obstructive sleep apnea,
sleepiness and fatigue and/or occasionalsince respiratory passages are physically clogged.
neurological arousal.Nevertheless it is not always that a sinus infection
However an observer might notice the othercauses sleep apnea. Such physical clogging may
symptoms such as loud snoring and other physicallead to a minor case of sleep apnea that will
disturbances during such a pause in brathing. Sleepneutralize 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 threecomplex sleep apnea. Be that as it may
types of sleep apnea.   In 'central' sleep apnea aobstructive 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 airflowduring 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 toout that you are experiencing sleep disorders such
the latter of the above two types it is known asas sleep apnea or even snoring, and to get them
a complex sleep apnea. Different forms of sleephelp you with sleep apnea and snoring cure.