sleep and the importance of understanding sleep apnea – a sometimes deadly condition that may go undiagnosed.
Today’s entire show is dedicated to sleep and the importance of understandingsleep apnea – a sometimes deadly condition that may go undiagnosed.Obstructive Sleep Apnea is often linked to obesity. We have a special guest, Dr.Charlie Powell in the studio with us today to talk about a brand new procedure forobstructive sleep apnea that is literally saving lives.
Facts in this episode:
1. We have a crisis Obesity 1990 – 10% of US population,Obesity 2015 – 30 %
of US population
2. Numbers for OSA - estimated that 30% of the population or 50 million
Americans
3. What is OSA
4. If you have OSA then your risks of:
a. HTN – 3.3x
b. CHF – 8.9x
c. Arrhythmias – 4x
d. Cardiovascular disease – 3.3x
e. COPD – 2x
f. Depression 1.9x
g. Daytime sleepiness - 1.4x
h. Traffic accidents – 2x
i. Occupational accidents – 3x
j. Heart attack – 2.3x
k. Hospitalization – 1.7x
l. Absenteeism – 2.63x
m. Woman’s odds of hospital mortality – 5x
n. Autoimmune disease 1.91x
o. Dementia 6.8x
p. Problems in the workplace 14x
5. Likelihood of getting a pay cut or missing a promotin – 4x
Studies suggest that 80-90% of the OSA population is undiagnosed.
