264-Sleep Apnea – The Silent Killer with Dr. Charles Powell

sleep and the importance of understanding  sleep apnea – a sometimes deadly condition that may go undiagnosed.

Today’s entire show is dedicated to sleep and the importance of understandingsleep apnea – a sometimes deadly condition that may go undiagnosed.Obstructive Sleep Apnea is often linked to obesity. We have a special guest, Dr.Charlie Powell in the studio with us today to talk about a brand new procedure forobstructive sleep apnea that is literally saving lives.

Facts in this episode:

1. We have a crisis Obesity 1990 – 10% of US population,Obesity 2015 – 30 %

of US population

2. Numbers for OSA - estimated that 30% of the population or 50 million

Americans

3. What is OSA

4. If you have OSA then your risks of:

a. HTN – 3.3x

b. CHF – 8.9x

c. Arrhythmias – 4x

d. Cardiovascular disease – 3.3x

e. COPD – 2x

f. Depression 1.9x

g. Daytime sleepiness - 1.4x

h. Traffic accidents – 2x

i. Occupational accidents – 3x

j. Heart attack – 2.3x

k. Hospitalization – 1.7x

l. Absenteeism – 2.63x

m. Woman’s odds of hospital mortality – 5x

n. Autoimmune disease 1.91x

o. Dementia 6.8x

p. Problems in the workplace 14x

5. Likelihood of getting a pay cut or missing a promotin – 4x

Studies suggest that 80-90% of the OSA population is undiagnosed.