Sleep Apnea: Just the facts, ma’am

Sleep Disordered Breathing:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)

Nocturnal hypoventilation

Cheyene-Srokes respiration (CSR)

What is OSA?Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Apnea literally means “cessation of breath”

OSA occurs when a partial or complete collapse of the upper airway occurs repeatedly while you sleep.

1 in 5 adults has mild obstructive sleep apnea

Who gets it?

…is similar to diabetes (23.6 million)

…and asthma (20 million)

Prevalence of SDB…5. 7 million people in the

US have heart failure

Approximately 76% of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients have sleep

disordered breathing

Lack of energy

PREVALENCE OF SLEEP APNEA IN COMORBIDITIES

* Male subjects only

17” 16”

75% of severe SDB cases remain undiagnosed

9% of middle-aged women suffer from OSA

Undiagnosed moderate to severe sleep apnea in middle-aged adults may cause $3.4

billion in additional medical costs in the U.S.

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42 million American adults have sleep disordered breathing

Drug-resistant Hypertension: 83%

Obesity: 77%

Congestive Heart Failure: 76%

Pacemakers: 59%

Atrial Fibrillation: 49%

Diabetes: 48%

All Hypertension*: 37%

Coronary Artery Disease*: 30%

SYMPTOMS of SLEEP APNEA

Morning headaches

Hypertension Frequent nocturnal urination

Depression Obesity

Large neck size Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Nighttime gasping, choking, cough

Gastroesophageal Reflux (reflux)

Irregular breathing during sleep

MEN are at increased risk

for sleep apnea

LARGE NECK CIRCUMFERENCE is an increased risk factor for OSA

>17 inches for men>16 inches for women

25% of middle-aged men suffer from OSA

FAMILY HISTORY is an increased risk factor for OSA

$People with moderate to severe OSA have up to 15 times higher risk of

being involved in a traffic accident.

Celebrities with OSA:

Shaquille O’Neal Reggie White Randy Jackson Regis Philbin Texas Governor Rick Perry Rosie O’Donnell Roseanne Barr

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