Untreated sleep apnea can lead to Type 2 Diabetes; weight gain; absent-mindedness or memory problems and incidentally poses a real risk for drivers who are unaware that they are sufferers, as extreme exhaustion can result in falling asleep behind the wheel.

According to Dr Naresh Punjabi of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, even an average level of sleep apnea can increase a person’s risk of mortality, with the highest correlation with sleep apnea and cardio vascular disorders being among men between the ages of 40-70.

One of the main difficulties in the diagnosis of sleep apnea is that many physicians are unaware of the risks of sleep apnea and the impact they can have on general health: few doctors consider sleep apnea as a factor to diagnosis, despite findings that the condition dramatically affects patients and prompts cardio vascular problems and other serious diseases.

Most people who suffer from sleep apnea, and this represents 90 – 95% of sufferers, are unaware they have a sleeping disorder and in fact do not remember having sleeping difficulties during the night.  They are aware that they are over tired and unable to function normally through exhaustion, yet have no idea of the cause behind their fatigue or their nocturnal sleep dysfunction.

Tiredness, over time, can produce some alarming health problems and sleep apnea should be checked diagnosed early and treated as soon as possible.  Luckily, the treatment is straight forward and easily available through Aviisha Medical Wellness Institute, in the form of medical consultation with sleep specialists followed by CPAP therapy to regulate breathing and restore normal sleep function.

The CPAP system of therapy requires the sleeper to wear a mask throughout the night, which administers a regulated flow of air through the nasal passage.  The mask is comfortable and restores normality to a sleeping routine within a very short time.  The remedy, therefore, is simple, painless and inexpensive.

Home sleep tests are available via the Aviisha Medical Wellness Institute website; preferable to taking a sleep test in a laboratory which can be both inconvenient and costly.

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OSA can be the underlying cause behind traffic accidents as those who are suffering with the disorder become over tired through lack of restful night time sleep and susceptible to memory lapses, lack in concentration and general exhaustion over time.  Even more worrying, most sufferers of sleep apnea are not diagnosed as they have no idea they are affected by it.

Sleep apnea is not a subject many doctors are expert in and a test for sleep apnea in laboratories has traditionally been costly. As a result, the condition has managed to slip the net and up to 95% of sufferers remain unaware they have a problem, although recently there has been a sharper community awareness of the importance of sleep health.

The problem of sleep apnea is now being addressed by the availability of a home sleeping test, eliminating the costly inconvenience of attending a test in a sleep laboratory; a home sleep test costs a minimal amount compared with the expense of a laboratory test.

The home sleep test may be order directly via the aviisha.com website.  It is simple to use and information on sleep patterns are collated overnight before Aviisha staff assess the information to ascertain whether a diagnosis of sleep apnea is appropriate.  Aviisha is the only company to offer a patient consultation with a sleep physician as part of the assessment process at no extra charge.

For those who are diagnosed with sleep apnea, the most effective remedy for OSA is available through CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy.  A CPAP mask delivers a regulated flow of air through the nasal passage, eliminating obstruction that can cause the airway to block.

CPAP therapy can improve the patient’s quality of life by promoting a healthy night time sleep and home assessment is comfortable, convenient and considerably less expensive than laboratory sleep tests.

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