Anyone who suspects they may have sleep apnoea needs to get their condition professionally diagnosed by a doctor, a CNN Health blog has emphasised. Sufferers generally have difficulty resting properly in their beds and often snore excessively, the article explained, while symptoms could possibly include fatigue and difficulty in focusing on tasks the following day, as well as general high blood pressure and a risk of heart disease. This is an extremely common health complaint, with the two of the most common kinds of the disorder being obstructive sleep apnoea and central sleep apnoea. In obstructive sleep apnoea, the upper airway either partially or completely collapses during sleep, while in central sleep apnoea, the brain (or the central nervous system) does not signal properly to the diaphragm, the muscle that regulates breathing. Both variants of sleep apnoea are generally treated with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. The blog revealed that many people are happy with the impact that a CPAP machine has on their sleep patterns and its ability to improve the quality of rest they receive. The blog described the CPAP machine as the 'gold standard therapy' for both obstructive and central sleep apnoea.
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