Senior consultant consultant ENT, head and neck surgery and robotic surgery at Indraprasta Apollo Hospital in Dubai, defined Dr. Kalpana Nagpal, sleep apnea, which is known as "snoring", is a common disorder that occurs during sleep, as breathing stops several times in a row during Sleeping due to the airway obstruction, forcing the person to wake up to catch their breath.
She added that there is no clear reason why a person develops sleep apnea, but there are triggers that increase the likelihood of infection, such as obesity. There is a close relationship between high body mass index and the risk of sleep apnea.
Nagpal emphasized that automated surgeries provided a new and easy method for patients who stop breathing during sleep, as it allows for quick recovery, reducing the incidence of infections, in addition to being almost painless surgery, and does not leave any scar, with low blood loss, great cosmetic results, and improved immune function For the body after surgery.
Daytime sleepiness, high snoring, and intermittent restless sleep are among the most common symptoms of sleep apnea, given that males are more likely than women to have sleep apnea, affecting 20% of women and 35% of males.
In the event that the condition is left undiagnosed and untreated or those symptoms are neglected for a long time, the state of sleep apnea affects the patient in several ways, such as: low quality of life, diabetes, impotence and high blood pressure, feeling tired, stroke, stroke Heart attacks, memory disorders, and other effects of low oxygen and a person not having a good number of hours of sleep.