{"id":15022,"date":"2020-05-27T17:52:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T17:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=15022"},"modified":"2020-05-27T17:52:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T17:52:36","slug":"do-you-have-sleep-apnea-signs-and-treatments-to-know-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/sleep\/do-you-have-sleep-apnea-signs-and-treatments-to-know-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Have Sleep Apnea? Signs and Treatments to Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Do you snore while you sleep? Do you wake up feeling tired, even though you went to sleep early? If so, you might have sleep apnea. Sleep Apnea is a sleep condition where a person starts and stops breathing. It&#8217;s a fairly common condition that can be treated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Worried you might have sleep apnea? Here&#8217;s what you should know.<\/div>\n<h3>Symptoms of sleep apnea<\/h3>\n<div>If you exhibit any of these symptoms, you may have sleep apnea:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Loud snoring<\/li>\n<li>Gasping for air during sleep<\/li>\n<li>Waking up with\u00a0a dry mouth<\/li>\n<li>Morning headache<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty staying asleep<\/li>\n<li>Sleepy during the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How is sleep apnea diagnosed<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>You&#8217;ll likely be referred to a sleep study center where a specialist can run some tests. Usually, a sleep center asks a patient to come into the center and sleep there so they can be monitored.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In some cases, the sleep specialist may be able to give you an at-home sleep study. This kind of test includes a kit that monitors heart rate, blood oxygen level, airflow, and breathing problems.<\/div>\n<h3>Treatments available for those with sleep apnea<\/h3>\n<div>If a sleep specialist does diagnose you with sleep apnea, there are treatments. The most common treatment is a continuous positive airway pressure machine or a CPAP machine.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The person with sleep apnea wears a mask to sleep, which pushes just enough air to keep air passages open. With airways open, you can sleep soundly.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>While there are other treatments, experts say the CPAP machine is the most effective option. If, however, a CPAP machine doesn&#8217;t work, surgery is an option.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>During surgery, tissue can be removed that&#8217;s blocking airways, or if needed, the jaw bone can be repositioned to help alleviate the problem. Obviously, surgery is more invasive, which is why most sleep exerts opt for a CPAP machine or another oral device.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you snore while you sleep? Do you wake up feeling tired, even though you went to sleep early? If so, you might have sleep apnea. Sleep Apnea is a sleep condition where a person starts and stops breathing. It&#8217;s a fairly common condition that can be treated. Worried you might have sleep apnea? Here&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[692],"tags":[1114],"class_list":["post-15022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sleep","tag-sleep-apnea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15022\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}