 Elderly people are most likely to suffer from snoring because of the throat and tongue weakening. With age muscle tone decreases, in such way causes suitable condition for appearance of snoring sound during sleeping.
Sleep apnea carries high risk of stroke. It is one of the most common causes of slap apnea. In recent study that concentrates only on the elderly population, explorers added up that people aged more than 70 years and with severe sleep apnea were 2.5 times more likely to suffer a stroke than those without apnea.
The main warning signs of sleep apnea are snoring and excessive sleepiness throughout the day. Nevertheless scientists noticed that these symptoms were less obvious in the elderly people than in middle aged population. People with sleep apnea have perceptible and repetitious pauses in breathing while sleep. The severity of the apnea is determined by the frequency of such pauses.
Sleep apnea is treated with the help of respiratory devices. They keep the airway open during sleep. Scientists and specialists agree that anyone with moderate to severe sleep apnea should get treatment to decrease the risk for stroke and heart disease. Obese people and people with elevated blood pressure are more likely to have a sleep apnea. All this create the risk for stroke.
It has been found that snoring is positively correlated with the frequency of nightmares and morning headaches. Besides, snoring is also significantly and positively correlated with the number of brief wakenings during sleep, and is positively correlated with weight.
The predominance of chronic snoring is higher among people that have elevated high blood pressure, asthma, pneumonia, arthritis and among smokers.
Sleep problems are common among the elderly. It is difficult to separate disease processes from changes in sleep associated with normal aging. This is particularly true for sleep-disordered breathing.
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