{"id":27732,"date":"2026-04-06T14:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=27732"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T10:09:10","slug":"obstructive-sleep-apnea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/obstructive-sleep-apnea\/","title":{"rendered":"Obstructive Sleep Apnea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Obstructive Sleep Apnea Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists have found that those living with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a 71 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Obstructive Sleep Apnea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the most common <\/span><b>sleep-related breathing disorder.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with OSA repeatedly stop and start breathing while they sleep.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These breath <\/span><b>pauses are known as apneas.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterised <\/span><b>by recurrent upper airway obstruction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during sleep and is associated with reduced quality of sleep and life and increased cardiovascular risk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several types of sleep apnea. OSA occurs when the <\/span><b>throat muscles relax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and block the airway.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone at any age can have OSA. But it\u2019s <\/span><b>most common in middle-aged and older adults<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This condition has significant implications for cardiovascular health, mental well-being, and quality of life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loud snoring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pauses in breathing during sleep, often noticed by a partner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waking during the night gasping or choking.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Treatment for OSA<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making lifestyle changes like sleeping position adjustments (not sleeping on your back) or maintaining a weight that\u2019s healthy for you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wearing oral appliances (mouthpieces)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/people-with-osa-have-71-pc-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-events-all-cause-mortality-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder. Read more about Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder. Read more about Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Causes, Treatment, Key Facts, Latest News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":75164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3895],"class_list":{"0":"post-27732","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-obstructive-sleep-apnea","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27732"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96866,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27732\/revisions\/96866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}