Obstructive sleep apnea: a chronic disease?

The increase in obesity in the general population in recent years has contributed to the cases of obstructive sleep apnea (AOS) have multiplied throughout the world. It is estimated that this sleep disorder, associated with numerous alterations and serious cardiomethabolic diseases, affects 936 million adults between 30 and 69 years worldwide. Until today, this pathology has been considered chronicle and its standard treatment is continuous positive pressure, a machine known as CPAP (for its acronym in English, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). However, recent studies have shown that, in most cases, AOS can send after an interdisciplinary treatment of weight loss and change of life habits. In this article we analyze what it is, its causes, symptoms, risk factors and consequences, as well as the latest advances in the treatment of this sleep disorder.

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