Sleep apnea is a condition that can be caused by a medical condition, by your tonsils, or from an accident. Sleep apnea is a problem that affects thousands, possibly even millions, but there are methods of treatment to put a stop to those problems. If you have been in an accident and you have a problem with your nasal passage or your throat when sleeping, this could cause you to breath differently and interrupt your sleeping habits, as you are unable to breath when you sleep. If you have nasal problems, of you have an enlarged tonsil or gland, or you have excessive tissue in your air passages, you could be suffering from sleep apnea as well.
If you have not done so already, talking with your doctor about your sleep problems is going to be the first step in treatment. If someone in your home says that you are not breathing right when you are sleeping, this is a sign of sleep apnea. If you wake up with a headache every day, this is another sign of sleep apnea. If you have a dry mouth, if you are always tired, and if you just want to get a good nights rest for once, these are also signs of sleep apnea. Your doctor can arrange a sleep test, to test your breathing, your heart rate, and to monitor your body while you are sleeping. This is going to give the physician a good idea about what is really going on, and then how to proceed with treatment. The sleep test that is going to aid the doctor in determining if you are suffering from sleep apnea is also known as polysomnography.
Those who are suffering from sleep apnea because of deformities in the nasal passage or in the throat can have surgical treatments to lessen the sleep apnea or to dissolve the sleep apnea problem. Facial deformities, genetic or that are caused by an accident can cause sleep apnea. This situation can be surgically repaired but you have to tell or talk to your doctor so he or she is first aware you are having sleeping problems. Those how are suffering with sleep apnea, could have their tonsils or adenoids removed to solve the problem of obstructive sleep apnea. This easy procedure with little complications will ease how you sleep and how well you sleep. Parents who often notice their child is not breathing when they are sleeping have their child's tonsils removed to aid in the stabilizing and normalizing of the sleeping patterns.
Sleep apnea can be caused by accidents or by birth, involving deformities of the jaw. If the jaw is smaller in bone structure than it should be, it can actually cause breathing problems while you sleep. Other issues such as with the tongue can cause sleep apnea problems as well. If you find that you are not sleeping well, that others tell you that you snore al the time, and you are always tired, you should talk to your doctor about sleep apnea, and what you can do to solve your sleeping problems.