How to Treat Sleep Apnea Symptoms

If you suffer from sleep apnea you will have to learn to treat your sleep apnea symptoms in addition to treating the underlying cause. Sleep apnea symptoms include snoring, pauses in breathing while asleep, fatigue, etc. You should wear a mask to treat sleep apnea but there are alternative methods you should also consider.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sleep Apnea Mask
• Bed Raisers
• Walking Shoes
• Diet Plan

1. If you suspect that you have sleep apnea due to the typical sleep apnea symptoms you should first consult your doctor. Your doctor can treat your symptoms by prescribing an apnea mask shaped to fit your face which forces air into your lungs while you sleep.

2. You can treat sleep apnea symptoms at home by raising the headboard of your bed 3-5 inches off the floor with bed raisers. The bed raisers treat sleep apnea by letting gravity pull your body down more vertically thereby removing some pressure on the throat.

3. Sleep apnea symptoms are also experienced by people with hypertension and by those who go on eating binges. You can treat sleep apnea symptoms by simply maintaining a regular eating pattern without binging to help lower blood pressure and also decrease your risks for experiencing sleep apnea symptoms.

4. Sleep apnea symptoms are also associated with those who are not routinely active. Even if you are in shape you might be putting your self at risk for experiencing sleep apnea symptoms if you work at a desk or chair where you don't move very often. Treat sleep apnea symptoms by taking short 10 minute walking breaks from your desk job. This gets the blood circulating as too much sitting can lead to sleep apnea.

5. Lastly, sleep apnea symptoms often are associated with excess weight. Make sure to get plenty of exercise on a regular basis to shed extra pounds and decrease the frequency and severity of sleep apnea symptoms.

6. After implementing these steps be sure to reevaluate with your doctor. Your sleep apnea symptoms may have diminished but the doctor will be able to diagnose if the corrective measures are working. An adjustment to your prescribed mask may still be needed to effectively treat sleep apnea even if other measures are being taken.

Tips & Warnings

• Always stay in touch with your doctor when treating sleep apnea and make sure he or she knows if anything changes.
• Sleep apnea is a serious condition that shouldn't be taken lightly. The doctor is the first line of attack in treating sleep apnea.

Resources

• Sleep Apnea, Hypertention, and Over-Eating

[chrisanimelo444]

on 8/17/2009 Awesome tips! Very informative. Thanks!