PROFESSIONAL FAQS: HOW DOES SLEEP APNEA AFFECT QUALITY OF LIFE?
Expert opinion from Priya Darshini Dweepala
MBBS, DNB Respiratory Medicine · 6 years of experience · India
Sleep apnoea is a disorder that is characterized by episodes of apneas, hypopneas, and/or respiratory effort-related arousals. Sleep apnoea is of two types like central sleep apnoea and obstructive sleep apnoea. Sleep apnoea presents with excessive daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, choking, interruptions in breathing while sleeping, and gasping. It affects the quality of life by altering the patient’s physical and mental function. It causes neuropsychiatric dysfunction, cardiovascular morbidity, cerebrovascular morbidity, metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes, fatty liver disease/in-non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?ocid=feed-health-article" target="_blank">non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, etc.
Expert opinion from Ilya Aleksandrovskiy
M.D., MBA · 5 years of experience · USA
Sleep apnea can have a negative influence on one's quality of life. Sleep apnea has been found in studies to reduce life expectancy by several years. Furthermore, people with severe sleep apnea have decreased attention, concentration, and organizing abilities. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes arousals from sleep, oxygen deficiency, daytime drowsiness, and tiredness. Depression, mood swings, personality changes, and irritability can all be symptoms of sleep apnea.
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Expert opinion from Ipsa Arora
MD (Internal Medicine) · 5 years of experience · USA
Sleep apnea affect quality of life negatively. Recurrent arousals from sleep, fatigue, and sleepiness in the day time can affect the quality of life.
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