SLEEP STUDY

• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common clinical condition which is most often ignored by the patients as well as the clinicians.
• OSA can be “with Snoring” or “without Snoring”.
• OSA leads to frequent spells of decreased oxygen supply to the brain when you are sleeping.
• The decreased blood supply to the brain makes the Brain fatigued and there is day time brain fogginess and sleep craving.
• OSA increases Stress on the body.
• OSA increases Obesity; and vice versa (Obesity increases OSA).
• OSA brings lot of Hormonal Changes in the body which causes the deterioration in the quality of life (with Low Energy, Depression, Sexual Dysfunction and other problems).
• OSA is an independent risk factor for Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, Depression, Dementia and many other medical conditions.
• Every individual should ideally be evaluated for OSA by simple “Sleep Studies”.
• AHI (Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index) of more than 30 calls for immediate intervention.