Sleep apnea can be diagnosed and treated. Untreated sleep
apnea may increase the risk for hypertension, heart attack or stroke, diabetes
and work-related and driving accidents. It can also cause brain damage and result
in shorter life span.
As a part of the diagnosis, the doctor will perform a physical
examination by checking the mouth, nose and throat for extra or large tissues
and take a medical history. He may suggest a sleep recording which is a test
that is often done in a sleep disorder center or sleep laboratory.
Tests to detect sleep apnea may include :
Polysomnogram or PSG is the most common sleep
recording used to find sleep apnea. It is a painless test which records the
patients brain and muscle activities, eye movements, breathing and heart rate
and the amount of air passage to the lungs while they are sleeping. The patients
sleep throughout the night is monitored and a sleep medicine specialist will
analyze the PSG result to ensure sleep apnea. Nocturnal polysomnography During this test, you're hooked up
to equipment that monitors your heart, lung and brain activity, breathing patterns,
arm and leg movements, and blood oxygen levels while you sleep. Because treatments
for other sleep disorders such as narcolepsy and insomnia differ, this test
helps your doctor to arrive at an accurate diagnosis.
Oximetry : Using a small machine, this screening
test records the oxygen level in the level while you are sleeping. A simple
sleeve fits over one of the fingers to collect the information overnight. If
you have sleep apnea, the results of this test will show drops in the oxygen
level during apneas and subsequent rises with awakenings. all cases of sleep
apnea cannot be detected using this test. Even if the result is normal, a polysomnogram
may be recommended
How to evacuate water from ear.
While bathing water gets inside my ear and after 4-5 days it's still there..This feels me awkward. plz mention remedy
Ans:
The best way to take all water out in such conditions is to fill maximum possible water in your hand (make a cup of it as when you drink water from tap)and, suppose it is a left ear, then tilt your head toward left- place the water filled hand below left ear- instantly, very quickly move your head opposite so that all water from hand enters the left ear- and again very quickly tilt your head toward left so that all water will come out(even that which was present prior to doing this activity.) It often happens that very small quantity of water does not come out of ear, so we have to fill the same ear with more water- this facilitates that small amount of water to get mix with large quantity of water inserted and all water comes out very easily.Trust me, its a tested remedy. follow the same procedure for right ear if there is water in that ear also.
I have pain in the ear after a small insect entered the ear wen i was sleeping.
I consulted the dr.but after treatment i am still having pain..please help..
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