Sleep Apnea and Your Heart
Dr. Atif Sohail of the Heart and Sleep Clinic of America in Arlington, TX, is a Board-Certified cardiologist and sleep apnea expert. Our doctor excels in treatments for this sleep disorder. He serves patients in Arlington, Ft. Worth, and Dallas.
This sleep disorder occurs when you have a lower-than-normal respiratory rate. As a result, when you enter Rem sleep or fall into a deep sleep, your breathing is slow and stops briefly while asleep.
If you are diagnosed with this sleep disorder, you may have obstructive or central sleep apnea. The condition can affect your heart if you do not seek treatment from a professional.
Treatment for Apnea
Our doctor can help you conquer this diagnosis, so you can finally get a restful night's sleep and protect your heart. But unfortunately, this disorder is dangerous and life-threatening and is known to cause depression, fatigue, heart disease, and relationship problems.
Most people who snore loudly at night usually have a sleep disorder requiring treatment. When the snoring is every night, the person stops breathing for several seconds or starts to grasp. Everyone responds differently to medications, treatments, illnesses, and disease processes. As a result, you may correct a sleep disorder at a different pace than someone else. To diagnose a sleep disorder correctly, you need to have a sleep study to determine if your snoring is not a concern or if it is severe apnea.
Our doctor may prescribe some of the following if you are diagnosed with a sleep disorder, and he may begin with a few conservative steps to remedy snoring.
- Sleeping with the head of your bed up at least 45 degrees
- Sleeping in a new position
- Using an oral appliance/humidifier
- Losing weight if over ten pounds is the ideal
If these methods are unsuccessful, our doctor may prescribe and train you to wear a CPAP or BIPAP machine to wear at night to help regulate your breathing pattern and open your airway. Once you get used to wearing CPAP, your sleep improves significantly.
Never Allow Snoring to Go Unchecked
Sleep apnea needs to be corrected as soon as possible because the health of your heart depends on a restful night's sleep every night.
Please call Dr. Sohail at Heart and Sleep Clinic of America in Arlington, TX, at (817) 419-7220 if you or a loved one has loud snoring at night. Arlington's sleep disorder doctor wants to help you if family members are complaining about your nightly loud snoring escapes.