Obstructive Sleep Apnea (snores) should not be ignored as they can be indications of heart disease, opined the medical experts on the occasion of inauguration of an ultramodern sleep study machine at Mahant Indiresh Hospital on Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion, the Medical Superintendent (MS) of the hospital, Dr Vinay Rai said that the common public generally ignores the Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) which can prove dangerous. “The muscles which normally keep open the breathing tract of the patient become weak by this disease. As a result of this, obstructions come in the breathing path, for a few moments the breathing may even stop which is life-threatening,’’ he informed.
The Head of Department (HOD) of Pulmonary Medicine, Dr Jagdish Rawat, said that all the patients with symptoms like snoring, sudden increase in obesity, more sleep in the daytime, sleeping while driving, not feeling fresh while waking up in the morning, extreme fatigue, lack of interest in sex, uncontrollable diabetes despite medication, people with small and fat neck are in a risk group and should consult doctor. The patients of OSA have increased risk of Heart Related Diseases and increased Blood Pressure.
The Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Dr Shobhit Garg, informed that OSA is the biggest reason of sleeplessness disease. He said that one should understand many symptoms which the patient fails to detect for long time, that later becomes dangerous. These symptoms are walking in sleep, speaking while sleeping, too many dreams, not feeling fresh even after sleeping enough, moving hands and feet while sleeping, occurrence of fits while sleeping. Dr Garg said that by using the Sleep Study Machine, the factors concerned with mental disorders can be detected and treated.
Dr Anil Kumar Mehta, Dr. Dev Singh Jangpangi, Dr Avisham, Dr Nita Garg and other members of staff were present on the occasion.