Here’s a list of uncommon epilepsy triggers you may have experienced or know about.
Feel free to add to this list of the weird and the unknown…
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Almost a third of people with epilepsy may suffer with undiagnosed sleep apnea, a sleep disorder which is dangerous because of the possible serious consequences.
Basically (as you probably already know), sleep apnea is characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing during sleep.
Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from at least ten seconds to minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour, causing partial airway obstruction.
As sleep deepens, your airway becomes blocked.
It’s not just snoring. It’s much more dangerous than that. Even deadly.
The estimated prevalence in North America is approximately 15 to 30 percent in males and 10 to 15 percent in females, But, as much as 40 percent of epilepsy patients suffer with undiagnosed sleep apnea. Especially those with refractory epilepsy.
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Sleepless nights. Exhausted afternoons. Confusion. Memory loss. Trouble with concentration, mood swings and of course, seizures.
Sleepless nights. Exhausted afternoons. Confusion. Memory loss. Trouble with concentration, mood swings and of course, seizures.
Which may increase in frequency or severity. Or even contribute to intractable seizures.
It seems like an endless cycle.
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Here’s a list of uncommon epilepsy triggers you may have experienced or know about.
Feel free to add to this list of the weird and the unknown…
Posted in
Epilepsy,
ResearchTags:
Atmospheric Conditions,
Barometric Pressure,
Body Toxins,
Boredom,
Casinos,
Dental Problems,
diabetes,
Epilepsy triggers,
Grapefruit,
Hyperventilation,
Immersion in Hot or Cold Water,
Low Blood Sugar Level,
Mah-Jong,
migraines,
music,
Odors and Perfumes,
Overeating,
sleep apnea,
water,
Weird