Red Net Moment News September 9 (Correspondent Cao Han) "Doctor, I have really not slept well in the past 3 months. The sound of snoring is getting louder and louder day by day, and I suddenly wake up from time to time, making my wife I was so scared that you can help you see what's going on? "
" According to your body shape and typical symptoms, there is a clear tendency to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. It is recommended to improve relevant examinations for inpatient surgery. . ”
Recently, a "heavyweight" patient, Mr. Zhang (pseudonym), came to the ENT clinic of Hunan Women and Children's Hospital. As soon as he entered the door, Mr. Zhang's wife vomited bitterness to the doctor: "I don't know what's wrong with my family for the past three months. I started snoring as soon as I lay down to sleep, and I was breathing with my mouth open, and the snoring sounds It's getting older every day, so I can't even sleep next to me. And when it's serious, he will suddenly wake up as if he doesn't breathe in one breath, which scares me several times. I want to take him today Let’s take a look at the doctor and have a systematic examination. “
During the consultation process, the doctor also learned that Mr. Zhang is 36 years old and 175cm tall, but he 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. In the past three months, he had obviously become louder, and he opened his mouth and breathed unconsciously. At the same time, he was waking up and there was no such thing as The method of maintaining a normal sleep makes it particularly poor when you sleep, which seriously affects your 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 ". The doctor 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 obtained the quality of sleep. With significant improvement, life has returned to normal.
Snoring (snoring) when sleeping seems to be commonplace, and 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%. 3,000 people worldwide die every day due to obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome. Therefore, sleep is crucial to health. Snoring does not mean sleeping soundly, but may be a disease!
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: It is more than 30 recurring 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 .
