Life Quality of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea patients after Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Therapy
Journal Title: The International Journal of Frontier Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea is an emerging sleeping disorder affecting much population around the world due to obesity and other medical conditions. My literature review will explain the current status of OSA worldwide and what betterments are being made in this area of advancement to provide better health and life quality. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a medical condition in which patients suffer from repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep. This occlusion can be partial causing hypopnea or complete causing apnoea, in nature, leading to fragmented sleeping pattern (1). Patients suffering from OSA experience frequent awakening during the night, excessive sleepiness over the day, fatigue, trouble concentrating, irritability and depression (2). OSA also leads to serious lifelong ailments like systemic hypertension, cardiovascular diseases like coronary artery disease, conduction and rhythm abnormalities, heart failure and diabetes mellitus (3). There are multiple non-invasive and invasive treatment options for OSA. Weight reduction, continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP), bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP), auto-titrating positive airway pressure (APAP), oxygen supplementation, phrenic nerve stimulation, behavioural modification and muscle training exercises are some of the non-invasive modalities (4). Invasive treatments like rhinoplasty, septoplasty, tonsillectomy, glossectomy, maxilla-mandibular advancement and tracheostomy are used in those patients that does not respond to noninvasive techniques (5). In turn, OSA highly affects the quality of life of the patients due to decreased level of energy and motivation during daily activities. They feel more exerted and drained than unaffected people at a given workload. Due to their sedentary life style and lack of regular exercise they are more prone to metabolic and cardiovascular diseases (6). Methods: The articles that have been used in this literature review were selected from ELSEVIER, NAJMS, PubMed and European Heart journal and Snore Australia. Following key words are used, obstructive sleep apnoea, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, CPAP, BiPAP, APAP, polysomnography.
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Hamna Rao
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