How to treat OSAHS

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OSAHS, namely obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome, apnea refers to the process of sleep in the mouth and nose airflow stop ≥ 10s, hypopnea refers to the process of sleep in the respiratory airflow intensity decreased more than 30% than the basic level, and accompanied by blood oxygen saturation (SAO) 3% or accompanied by awakening. [1]

There are several treatments for 0SAHS

1. General behavioral therapy

For mild OSAHS patients, the symptoms can be alleviated by improving their living habits.

But for patients with moderate to severe OSAHS, in addition to improving their living habits, other treatment methods are needed to obtain effective treatment.

1) Lose weight, control diet and weight, exercise properly

2) Abstinence, smoking cessation, careful use of sedative hypnotic drugs and other drugs can cause or aggravate OSAHS

2. Oral appliance

Wearing oral appliance during sleep can raise the soft palate, draw the tongue forward actively or passively, and move the jaw forward, so as to expand the oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cavity and improve breathing.

3. Surgery

According to the results of the patient's examination, the doctor excises the redundant or obstructed tissue for the patient, in order to reduce and eliminate the airway obstruction, prevent the airway soft tissue collapse, and reduce the condition. It is only suitable for patients with surgical signs.

4. Noninvasive ventilator treatment

Sleep ventilator is the main treatment for OSAHS in the world, which is called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in medicine. It is the first choice for adult patients with OSAHS. It is suitable for severe snoring and various degrees of OSAHS, especially for patients with moderate or above OSAHS.

It is estimated that China has the largest number of OSAHS, followed by the United States, Brazil and India. So we should prevent and treat this disease in time.

reference

[1] Source: Baidu Encyclopedia

[2] No. Chinese cardiovascular health and disease report 2019 [J]. Journal of cardio pulmonary vascular disease, 2020 (10): 1157-1162