Hypoventilation syndromes and hypoxemia syndromes
The sleep-related reduced ventilation syndromes (hypoventilation syndromes) and the syndromes with reduced oxygen uptake (hypoxemia syndromes) are defined by prolonged reduced pulmonary ventilation. The decisive factor here is that the partial pressures of the blood gases oxygen and carbon dioxide decrease or increase, which leads to a reduced oxygen content in the blood. This sleep disorderInsomnia often results from previous lung disease, obesity or chest deformities (e.g. funnel chest) and leads to exhaustion of the respiratory muscles.
Muscular diseases, neurological muscle diseases and neurological disorders lead to weakness of the respiratory muscles, resulting in reduced ventilation syndromes. In the early stages, patients experience fewer complaints in the context of a shortness of breath. More frequent are: Often the symptoms occur in the context of a primary disease mentioned above.
- Problems with falling asleepand
- Insomnia
- Morning headaches
- Day Tiredness
- Concentration disordersand
- Limited performance.
Sleep-related breathing disorders with obstruction
The respiratory arrests with obstruction are diseases with reduced ventilation due to a narrowing of the upper airways. The symptoms can be divided into three groups. Firstly, the immediately sleep-related symptoms, in which loud, irregular snoring, perceptible irregularities in breathing up to the point of pausing breathing, a general restlessness in movement and heavy sweating during the night (night sweating).
On the other hand, complaints associated with non-restful sleep such as: Lastly, secondary symptoms can be observed through corresponding secondary diseases. Patients frequently report unwanted sleep phases during the day, daytime tiredness, non-restorative night sleep, fatigue and insomnia. They wake up with pauses in breathing, gasping for air or suffocation attacks. In addition, the bed partner reports loud snoring and/or breathing pauses during sleep.
- Increased daytime tiredness
- Lack of concentration
- Reduced performance and
- Lack of drive.
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