睡眠呼吸暂停与嗜睡症

睡眠呼吸暂停和嗜睡症都是人类睡眠模式的障碍。然而，相似之处就到此为止。这两种情况起源于一个人生命的不同阶段，由于不同的原因而发生，因此受到不同的对待。那么这两个条件有什么区别呢？让我们看看：

• Sleep apnea refers to short periods during which the person is asleep but fails to breathe. When he fails to breathe (and it can go on for around 15 seconds!), the oxygen level in his blood drops. This causes him to wake up repeatedly. As a result, people with sleep apnea are usually characterized by all the symptoms of a person who is sleep deprived! A person with narcolepsy, on the other hand will have repeated episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. Usually, the person is unable to control his falling asleep, no matter where he is. It is also characterized by disturbed sleep at night, sleep paralysis and hallucinati***.
• 让我们谈谈这两种情况发生的年龄。睡眠呼吸暂停通常影响40岁或以上的人，而嗜睡症通常始于青少年时期。一个人在三四十岁时被诊断为嗜睡症是极为罕见的。
• So what causes the two conditi***? Sleep apnea occurs due to three very different conditi*** and they are categorized accordingly. For instance, if a person has central sleep apnea, it is a basic problem with the functioning of the brain when he is asleep. The brain refuses to signal the muscles to inhale, and therefore the person stops breathing! Obstructive apnea occurs when he is unable to breathe because of something obstructing the air passage. A mixed sleep apnea occurs because of both the above reas***! Narcolepsy occurs due to the malfunctioning of a group of nerve cells called hypocretin neur***. They are also associated with a particular leukocyte antigen called HLA. Some scientists believe that it is a sort of an auto immune disease.
• 嗜睡症的治疗是药物和行为疗法的结合。症状的严重程度和病人的特殊情况决定了他将接受什么样的治疗。患有睡眠呼吸暂停的患者将根据首先导致这种情况的原因进行治疗。如果是阻塞性的，可以建议他使用牙科矫治器和CPAP（持续气道正压通气）。他也可能会被开药。

Summary:1. Sleep 呼吸暂停是指一个人在睡觉时停止呼吸的时期。嗜睡症是指一个人白天反复入睡。发作性睡病影响一个人在青少年时期，而睡眠呼吸暂停通常始于40！3.睡眠呼吸暂停是由于大脑功能紊乱或气道阻塞引起的。发作性睡病是神经细胞功能失调的结果。嗜睡症通过行为疗法和药物治疗。睡眠呼吸暂停可以通过手术、药物或牙科治疗。