| While eupnoea is normal breathing,
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| | loss of energy, forgetfulness, excessive
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| hypopnea is an abnormal type of breathing
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| | sleepiness, snoring, lack of
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| when the airflow is labored because of
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| | concentration, depression, rapid changes
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| some pathology of the respiratory system.
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| | in mood and behavior, morning headaches,
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| In other words it’s underbreathing.
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| | nervousness.
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| Hypopnea comes from the Greek roots hypo-
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| | There is the so called hypopnea index
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| (meaning low, under, beneath, down, below
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| | that can be calculated by dividing the
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| normal) and pnoe (meaning breathing).
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| | number of hypopneas by the number of
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| Among other abnormal breathing patterns
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| | hours of sleep. But as far as hypopnea is
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| are: bradypnea – rare and slow
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| | closely related to apnea most often we
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| breath, dyspnea - intense breath with a
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| | speak of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI).
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| shortness, sometimes with cyanosis,
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| | AHI is an index of severity that combines
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| hyperpnea – the increased amplitude
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| | apneas and hypopneas. It is calculated by
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| of breathing at the normal rate,
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| | dividing the number of apneas and
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| tachypnea – quickened and fast
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| | hypopneas by the number of hours of sleep
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| breathing, oligopnea – weakening of
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| | correspondingly. When AHI is positive we
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| respiratory movements accompanied with
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| | usually speak of sleep-disordered
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| reduction of breath. Hypopnea is often
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| | breathing or SDB.
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| confused with apnea. But while hypopnea
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| | Although hypopnea itself is not a mortal
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| is a reduced amplitude of breathing at
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| | disease, if it is not treated properly it
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| the normal rate, apnea is a total
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| | may shorten a person’s life
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| cessation of breathing.
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| | considerably by aggravating other
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| Hypopnea can occur during sleep. In this
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| | diseases. CPAP, or continuous positive
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| case it may turn into a serious sleeping
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| | airway pressure, is considered to be the
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| disorder. Sleep hypopnea can be
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| | most effective treatment of hypopnea. It
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| characterized by person's repetitive
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| | is usually used in case of heavy
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| stops of breathing or low breathing for
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| | hypopnea. A patient puts up a mask over
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| short periods of time during sleep.
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| | his nose or mouth while an air blower
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| Speaking in anatomical terms, there is
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| | forces air through the upper airway. The
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| intermittent collapse of the upper airway
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| | air pressure is adjusted in a way to
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| and reductions in blood oxygen levels
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| | avoid the upper airway tissues from
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| during sleep. Thus, a sleeping person
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| | collapsing during sleep. Mild hypopnea is
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| becomes incapable to breathe normally and
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| | treated more conservatively. In the
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| awakens with each collapse. Quantity and
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| | majority of cases hypopnea treatment
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| quality of sleep is lowered, what results
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| | presupposes refusing from alcohol and
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| in sleep deprivation and excessive
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| | smoking before sleep, strengthening
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| daytime sleepiness. The most usual
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| | gullet muscles by doing certain
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| physiological consequences of hypopnea
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| | excercises, avoiding sleeping on the
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| are cognitive disfunction, coronary
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| | back. Also there is a straight relation
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| artery disease, myocardial infarction,
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| | between weight loss and improvement of
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| hypertension, memory loss, heart attack,
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| | breathing while sleeping. It is
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| stroke, impotence, psychiatric problems.
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| | established that abnormal breathing
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| People suffering from sleep hypopnea
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| | patterns during sleep such as sleep apnea
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| increase considerably the overall number
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| | and hypopnea, obesity hyperventilation
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| of traffic accidents. Their productivity
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| | syndrome, etc. usually improve when
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| is diminished and they have constant
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| | eating disorders causing overweight and
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| emotional problems and strains.
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| | obesity are properly treated.
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| The most common hypopnea symptoms are:
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