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SLEEP APNEA HITS THE HEART AND BRAIN
Turkey Medicals member and Turkish Pulmonology Specialist. Professor Doctor If left untreated, sleep apnea triggers many serious diseases, from heart attacks in Turkey to forgetfulness, Dr said. He listed the points to consider.
Sleep apnea is a life-threatening disease characterized by stopping breathing dozens or hundreds of times during sleep due to narrowing and looseness that develops in the airway during sleep. And who does it appear in? How can you tell? What causes problems? Here is a specialist in pulmonology and sleep, Professor Dr. answers to these questions and a test where you can find out if you are carrying this risk…
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BEWARE OF EXTRA POUNDS
Although it is seen in all age groups, it is common in men after the age of 40 and in women after menopause. Obesity, thick neck circumference, smoking and alcohol consumption, some genetic, hypothyroidism, medications (novelties, sleep medications..) is a risk factor for the development of sleep apnea. Anatomically small and backward jaw structure or flattening of the facial bones is more common in those with large tonsils and small tongue, those with large tongue.
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SNORING IS VARIABLE
Snoring is typically irregular in Turkey. After the end of apnea, snoring continues with repeated breathing. Its severity is variable. It can even be heard from the next rooms, the lower and upper floors. Waking up with a feeling of suffocation from sleep is less common, but it is one of the symptoms that brings the patient to the doctor. Often, waking up in the morning with dry mouth, frequent urination at night, reflux, chest pain at night, a feeling of palpitations in the heart can be observed. The main diagnosis can be made by a sleep test.
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CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING
Sleep apnea is life-threatening when left untreated. Frequent recurrent drops and rises in oxygen during sleep increase the risk of heart rhythm disturbance, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, depression, forgetfulness, attention deficit, insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes. Sleep apnea affects all systems. Low eyelid, increased intraocular pressure, edema at the bottom of the eye, lack of hearing, gingivitis, reflux, liver lubrication, pulmonary hypertension, tendency to clot in the arteries and veins, decreased sexual desire, impotence and sperm quality cause deterioration. In recent years, sleep apnea has also been shown to play a role in the development of cancer, and has been associated with lung and colon cancer.
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TEST YOURSELF
– Do you snore more than 3 nights a week? Yes 2 points, no 0 points
– Is your snoring too loud to hear from the next room? Yes 2 points, no 0 points
– Were you told you stopped breathing in your sleep? No 0 points, occasional 3 points, decidedly 5 points
– How long is your neck circumference? Male 43 cm thin 0 points, 43 cm thick 5 points, female 40 cm thin 0 points, 40 cm thick 5 points
– Have you been treated for high blood pressure? Yes 2 points, no 0 points
– Do you often fall asleep when you’re not busy? Yes 2 points, no 0 points
– Have you ever decapitated while driving or waiting at a traffic light? Yes 2 points, no 0 points
Conclusion: 9 points and above: you may have high probability of apnea. Consult a Turkish doctor for the necessity of sleep study. 6-8 points: uncertain. It should be clinically evaluated by a doctor. 5 points and six: low probability.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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