By Monica Tadros, MD, FACS NJ

01/18/2021 Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which normal breathing is interrupted during sleep due to the blockage of airflow in the upper airway breathing passages. Most commonly sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of throat relax as we enter our more restful deep stages of sleep (Stage 3) or our dream state (REM) sleep. Episodes of sleep apnea may occur hundred of times every night and are linked to changes in heart rate, loud breathing sound, and decrease in oxygen saturation.



Blockage of airflow during sleep apnea causes prolonged hypoxia (low levels of oxygen) in the blood. As the concentration of carbon dioxide builds up in the bloodstream, the brain finally overrides the lapse in breathing, forcing the patient into a lighter stage of sleep (stage 1 or 2) to reposition and resume breathing. Since obstructive occurs in the deep stages of sleep, it is unrecognized by the individual who never fully wakes up.


Extreme fatigue and unrestful sleep result from sleep apnea because the patient fails to enter the restorative stage 3 deep sleep. A sleep study called a polysomnogram is important to evaluate all sleep disordered breathing.


Positional statistics can help differentiate different areas of obstruction and causes of sleep disorder. This testing will also help differentiate OSA from the less common neurologic condition called central sleep apnea, in which the brain fails to initiate or control breathing during sleep.


Dr. Monica Tadros is a best-rated expert in treating sleep apnea. She can restore your sleep and correct sleep disorders in our office located in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey.


How Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treated?
Many factors contribute to OSA and a thorough evaluation by your local doctor Dr. Tadros, a leading sleep apnea specialist requires a sleep disorder study and comprehensive airway examination that highlights: nasal obstruction (deviated nasal septum/turbinate overgrowth) tonsil enlargement soft palate laxity and uvula enlargement oropharyngeal tissue hypertrophy (overgrowth) tongue enlargement (macroglossia) and hyoid bone position epiglottis position.


Primary treatment includes a trial of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) appliance during sleep and goal-directed weight loss. Adjunct sleep apnea related procedures may include an oral dental appliance or nasal surgery to decrease airway pressures and improve CPAP comfort and compliance.


Some patients cannot tolerate or comply with CPAP and should be evaluated by a sleep apnea surgery specialist in New Jersey. Depending on the severity of sleep disorders, and the associated pathology a number of procedures may open the airway, improve snoring, and diminish apneic events. A variety of sleep apnea procedures can be used to tailor a sleeping disorder treatment regimen.


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