Archive for 'Normal Sleep, Snoring, and the Development of Sleep Apnea'

Sleep Apnea, When Simple Snoring Turns into Sleep Apnea

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by admin.

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In some people the loss of muscle tone in the tongue and throat is accompanied by a number of other factors, an instability in the breathing reflexes, a structural narrowing of the airway, or a lack of coordination among the breathing muscles. Various types of sleep-disordered breathing can occur, ranging from mild to severe.
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Sleep Apnea, Snoring

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by admin.

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Snoring occurs when your soft palate (the back part of the roof of your mouth) vibrates. A number of factors cause this. The muscle tone in your tongue and soft palate tends to decrease during sleep. They become more relaxed and can collapse together. This contributes to snoring. Other soft tissues, such as tonsils and [...]

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Sleep Apnea, Normal Breathing During Sleep

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by admin.

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BREATHING CENTERS AND REFLEXES
Your breathing movements during sleep are controlled by automatic reflexes. These reflexes are driven by nerve sensors, which constantly monitor the chemistry of your blood and send signals to the breathing centers of your brain. These centers, in turn, send signals to your breathing muscles to regulate how fast and how powerfully [...]

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Sleep Apnea, The Stages of Normal Sleep

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by admin.

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After you go to sleep, the activities of your brain and body settle into fairly predictable patterns. Sleep researchers have discovered that there are two kinds of sleep: REM sleep and non-REM (or NREM) sleep. REM stands for rapid eye movement, and in a moment you will see why. REM and NREM sleep alternate with [...]

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Sleep Apnea, Why Do We Sleep ?

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by admin.

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Nobody knows exactly why we sleep. At one time people thought that sleep was just a rest period for our brains. Then polysomnography was developed. This technology allows scientists to make electrical recordings of brain activities during sleep. Scientists were surprised to discover that brains are anything but idle during the night.
Some theories suggest that [...]

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