Available Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Kolkata
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
It is nothing but interrupted breathing during sleeping. Breathing may drop to abnormal levels. It primarily occurs due to narrowing of the airway. One can diagnose Obstructive Sleep Apnea after doing a thorough Polysomnography test or a Sleep Study test. If breathing occurs 5 or more times during one hour of sleep, then a person is said to be suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
What is Apnea?
It is a condition wherein someone suffers loss of breathing for more than 10 seconds.
What is Hypopnea?
It is a condition wherein a person breathes upto 50% or less of the lung capacity.
What is Apnea Hypopnea Index?
It is a summarisation of Apnea and Hypopnea in 1 hour of Sleep
What is Respiratory Distress Index?
It is a summarisation of Apnea, Hypopnea and Arousals in 1 hour of Sleep
How do you understand the severity of Sleep Apnea?
< 20 AHI – Mild
21 – 40 AHI – Moderate
> 40 – Severe
One can go for non invasive treatments for milder cases of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. And several surgical treatments are available for severe cases of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- 1) Tonsillectomy
- 2) Adenoidectomy
- 3) Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty or UPPP
- 4) Tongue Reduction Surgery
- 5) Genioglossusadvancement
- 6) Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
- 7) Tracheostomy
Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea can lead to the following health issues:
- 1) Hypertension
- 2) High Blood Pressure
- 3) Diabetes
- 4) Depression
- 5) Work related accidents
- 6) Traffic Accidents
- 7) Daytime Tiredness
- 8) Fatigue
- 9) Cardiac Issues
- 10) Obesity
It is a must that you address Obstructive Sleep Apnea well before it takes a serious turn into a life threatening disease. We provide treatments for mild, moderate as well as severe cases of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
It is necessary to address obstructive sleep apnea well in time, to avoid the further sequelae leading to complications. We provide complete evaluation with appropriate surgical solutions for all stages of obstructive sleep apnea, at our hospital