“What is the treatment for hypopnea syndrome?”
My mother has recently developed hypopnea, and it's beginning to worry me. Is there any treatment for this?
2 Answers
SleepMedicineSpecialistHypopnea
Hypopnea is a finding in sleep studies. If snoring and breathing pauses are noted, a review by a physician is a reasonable way to determine the presence of sleep apnea. If hypopnea is a clinical description of patient's breathing without other features of sleep apnea, then a full night recording of oxygen saturation would help. Rule out primary pulmonary and cardiovascular conditions underlying hypopneas.
Hypopnea syndrome is an unusual term as sleep physicians usually consider it to be part of sleep disordered breathing, which includes sleep apnea and hypopnea. If this is typical obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea, standard treatments include weight loss, CPAP, dental orthotic, corrective surgery, or nasal valves. Treatment is generally quite effective. There are other "flavors," and more detailed information would be useful for you.
