Doctor Ovechkin: snoring in sleep can be a dangerous symptom of COVID-19, requiring a doctor call Such an unexpected symptom was named by the pulmonologist of the Semashko Road Clinical Hospital Vyacheslav Ovechkin, reports Life.
He noticed that snoring may indicate obstructive sleep apnea – sudden respiratory arrest. The doctor explained that with this pathology, a person wants to breathe, but it does not happen, since the airways are blocked.
“In obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, people die from cardiac arrest, because the blood supply to the heart is disrupted, and it doesn’t stand up. The risk of sudden cardiac death increases, “Ovechkin said.
According to him, people with enlarged tonsils or overweight often suffer from apnea. This happens because fat is deposited on the walls of the airways and narrows them, as well as weakens muscle tone.
The pulmonologist emphasized that in case of apnea, doctors carry out non-invasive artificial ventilation. “This does not eliminate the cause of obstructive sleep apnea, but it opens the vicious circle associated with obesity, when a person wants to lose weight, but cannot, because he does not receive enough oxygen and adipose tissue does not break down,” the doctor concluded.
Earlier, the immunologist Skorpileva said that smokers are predisposed to the symptom of “covid fingers”. This neuralgic symptom is characterized by redness and swelling of the tips of the fingers and toes, as well as blistering and ulceration of the extremities, she explained.