During the consultation process, Director Li also learned that Mr. Zhang is 36 years old this year, and he is 175cm tall but weighs 90kg, which is already in the category of "obesity". Mr. Zhang also told the doctor that he had snored before, but it was not so serious. has obviously become louder in the past three months, and he also opened his mouth to breathe unconsciously. At the same time, he was waking up, I can't maintain a normal sleep at all. I feel very poor when I get sleepy, which seriously affects my life and work.
After completing a series of relevant examinations, Mr. Zhang was finally diagnosed with " obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome , chronic tonsillitis , chronic throat ”. doctors suggested that surgical treatment be performed in time. After seeking the consent of Mr. Zhang himself and his family, Mr. Zhang successfully performed "uvulopalphapharynoplasty and bilateral tonsillary plasmaectomy". Now that he has recovered and discharged from the hospital, he has had a good sleep quality. It has been significantly improved and life has returned to normal.
Snoring ≠ Sleep soundly. Be careful is a disease!
Snoring (snoring) when sleeping seems to be commonplace, and it is rarely valued or linked to physical health and illness. The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome in my country is 3% to 4%, and the number of people over 65 years old is as high as 20% to 40%, There are 3,000 people worldwide every day due to obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome. die. So sleep is crucial to health. Snoring does not mean sleeping soundly, but may be a disease!
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: It is repeated 30 recurrences of apnea and hypoventilation during sleep for 7 hours per night or AHI (the sum of the average hourly apnea and hypoventilation in sleep) ≥5 times/h . Apnea events are mainly obstructive events, accompanied by symptoms such as snoring, sleep apnea, and daytime lethargy .
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