Sleep Apnea Thousand Oaks

One thing you need to realize is that sleep apnea is not the same thing as snoring. You may suffer from sleep apnea and not snore, or you may snore yet not suffer from sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is a condition that affects the way you breathe while sleeping. Apnea occurs when there are pauses during breathing which can disrupt you every time you try to sleep.

There are three variations of sleep apnea:

•    Obstructive sleep apnea: this is the most common type, whereby loud snoring is one of the symptoms.
•    Central sleep apnea: this occurs when your brain does not communicate with the muscles involved in breathing. This leads to loss of breath regulation.
•    Complex or mixed sleep apnea: this combines both obstructive and central sleep apnea.

To know which type of sleep apnea you suffer from, visit our expert in sleep apnea in Thousand Oaks to use the right techniques to come up with a diagnosis.

Thousand Oaks Sleep Apnea

Our Thousand Oaks sleep apnea expert uses several methods to determine the type of sleep apnea affecting you. These include:

•    Physical Examination
The expert checks your mouth, nose, and throat for extra or enlarged tissues, especially the soft palate and the uvula. Enlargement of these tissues will point to the fact that you are suffering from sleep apnea but might not determine the severity of the condition.

•    Sleep Studies
Our expert in sleep apnea in Thousand Oaks uses in-lab and home sleep tests to show how severe your condition is. You are connected to a machine that will show your sleep cycles and breathing rhythm as you sleep.

The expert also looks at your personal profile. This is because sleep apnea is common in males who are overweight, who are 65 years or above with a family history of sleep apnea, with a thick neck, receding chin, and who smoke.

Make sure you visit our Thousand Oaks sleep apnea expert to find out whether you have sleep apnea and have it treated using the right procedure.