Managing Your Sleep Apnea

Sleep Apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder that can do much worse than keep you from getting a good night’s rest.  Even in its milder forms, sleep apnea disrupts your body’s natural consumption of oxygen.  And, if left unchecked, the disorder can lead to heart failure and sometimes even death. 

In its initial stages, sleep apnea seems innocuous.  Early symptoms such as loud snoring are often dismissed as harmless or merely inconvenient. But even at this stage, your body is missing the rest and oxygen you need to feel healthy and enjoy your waking hours.  

And since, by definition, sleep apnea manifests itself during sleep, sufferers are unable to evaluate their symptoms — they are literally unconscious of the disease as it progresses and worsens.  They may not even realize they are suffering from this dangerous disorder until it is too late. 

Sleep apnea can be disruptive, inconvenient and dangerous.  But with proper management, it doesn’t have to keep you from getting a good night’s sleep.

The most important step is identifying sleep apnea.  There are two major types:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea, in which the intake of air through the nose and mouth is obstructed during sleep.

Central Sleep Apnea, a disorder of the central nervous system in which the brain sends miscues to the body during sleep, causing the natural process of breathing to be disrupted or delayed.  Both types result in disturbed sleep and oxygen deficiency.

Management of Sleep Apnea:

• Get plenty of rest. Maintain regular sleeping hours, and invest in a good clinically-proven medical-grade mattress from Natural Form Sleep System.
• Avoid alcohol and tobacco, particularly before bedtime.  These substances have a sedative effect, relaxing throat muscles and encouraging loud snoring.
• Maintain correct sleep posture. Sleeping flat on the back promotes snoring.  Side sleepers breath more easily and enjoy a comfortable rest.
• Keep nasal passages open.  Nasal sprays and other remedies available over the counter can help.

Natural Form Sleep System can be a valuable ally in combating the disruptive effects of this common disorder.  Follow the simple tips described above, and you’ll soon be enjoying all the health benefits that a good night’s rest can provide.