Cross - sectional associations from the baseline examination of the us sleep heart health study cohort have shown that osa was more strongly associated with reported stroke and heart failure than with coronary artery disease 根据美国睡眠及心脏健康研究小组( ussleephearthealthstudy )的研究显示，阻塞性睡眠窒息症与中风和心衰竭的关系，远远高于与冠状动脉血管病的关系。
The chinese university of hong kong advocates that doctors looking after obese children and parents are made aware of these important findings . symptoms of osas among obese children should be sought for and if present , the child should be referred to a specialized centre for further management 中大的研究人员呼吁护理肥胖儿童的医生及其家长必须关注这个问题，若发现病童有睡眠窒息症的病徵时，须将病童转介往专科部门再作进一步的诊治。
Osa is characterized by repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep resulting in lack of oxygen , sleep fragmentation , and frequent arousals . the major consequences of osa include excessive daytime sleepiness , cognitive function deficits , impaired psychosocial well - being , reduced driving competence , and high blood pressure . it is common among middle - aged chinese in hong kong with a minimum prevalence of 4 % 阻塞性睡眠窒息症的患者睡眠期间，上呼吸道持续不断阻塞，导致缺氧、睡眠零碎及经常苏醒，所造成的后果包括日间渴睡、认知功能出现问题、精神健康受损、驾驶能力下降及高血压等，此病在中年华裔男士中很常见，发病率亦不少于4 % 。
Two recent studies in europe have shown that patients with osa and stroke have much lower survival rates compared to those with stroke alone . researchers at cuhk have further examined the mechanisms of stroke and found that they are likely related to repetitive surges of sympathetic nerve activity during osa - related arousals 中大研究人员进一步研究睡眠窒息症与心血管病的发病原因，指出中风可能是由于睡眠窒息导致病人不断苏醒，交感神经持续偏高，增加血小板的活跃度，并形成血栓。
If this sounds like you , you should visit your doctor for advice . he or she will often begin by looking for underlying problems such as depression , anxiety , a drug or alcohol problem , or for physical causes such as snoring , chronic pain or sleep apnoea . snoring can lead to poor quality sleep and is more common than sleep apnoea 如果您有以上问题，便应向医生求助，医生通常都会寻求失眠的根本原因，是否由抑郁、焦虑、服用毒品、酗酒、或是由生理上问题如打鼻鼾、长期痛症及睡眠窒息症所引至。
The study has also found that platelet activation can be reduced by nasal continuous positive airway pressure ( cpap ) treatment . although the major indication of cpap treatment is to relieve symptoms such as disabling daytime sleepiness , the reduction in platelet activation should be regarded as a bonus benefit especially with the growing evidence of cardiovascular consequences related to osa . it is important to treat symptomatic patients with osa early , with the potential advantage of preventing cardiovascular complications such as stroke 该研究同时指出，使用鼻腔式正气压治疗( continuouspositiveairwaypressure , cpap ) ，能有效减低血小板的活跃度， cpap经已获证能纾缓阻塞性睡眠窒息症的病情，例如减少日间渴睡的情况；长远来说，可以预防和减低患上阻塞性睡眠窒息症出现心血管并发症的风险。
Sleep apnoea is a condition where breathing temporarily ceases during sleep , often causing the sleeper to gasp for air and wake up several times a night - so although they may think they ve had a full night s sleep - the sleep quality is generally very poor . occasionally , your doctor may refer you to a special sleep clinic , where your sleep is monitored to try and further ascertain the cause of your sleep problems 患上睡眠窒息症的人，当入睡后，会有短暂地呼吸停止，病人要力竭才可回复呼吸，引致一晚可能被弄醒多次。患者所得到的是一晚没有质素的睡眠。您的医生或会转介您到专科部门做一个测试，把您睡眠时的情况纪录下来，作进一步研究分释。
