American experts named eight signs of dangerous snoring deadly snoring. How to recognize the disease, writes CNN.
It has been noted that snoring may be normal in some cases. For example, due to a cold or allergy that blocks the nasal passages, the muscles of the tongue, palate and throat relax and allow air to pass through the soft tissues, causing vibration. To recognize a dangerous disease, experts advise using a special sleep questionnaire with the abbreviation STOP BANG (stop the noise – approx. “Lenta.ru” ), in which eight signs are encrypted.
First of all, you should pay attention to the volume of the snoring. So, suspicion should be caused by unpleasant sounds that are heard by others even with closed doors. “Some of my patients' snoring has been described as scenes from the movie Jurassic Park,” said one specialist.
The hallmark symptoms of unhealthy snoring can be very tired and sleepy during the day. Also, relatives of a person are obliged to be on the alert if they notice sudden respiratory arrest, coughing, wheezing and signs that he is suffocating in a snorer in a dream. In addition, the reason to see a doctor is a tendency to hypertension.
Experts call another sign the body mass index – those who have it 35 and above suffer not only from obesity, but often from apnea. “Unfortunately, this disease is becoming more common due to the increase in the average body mass index in the country and around the world,” experts say.
People over 50 are at risk factors – according to experts, with age, muscle tone, including the soft palate and neck, weakens, which can lead to various disorders in the body. Among other things, indicators of potential obstructive sleep apnea can be a large neck circumference (more than 43 centimeters for men and 40.6 centimeters for women) and gender – men are more likely to suffer from the disease.
Earlier in September, a Russian doctor- somnologist Milena Chernysheva named one of the ways to treat snoring. The physician noted that she recommends that her patients, as a comprehensive therapy, fill pillows with various herbs and plants that promote sound sleep and have a beneficial effect on the body, which will help get rid of snoring.