Other Conditions Treatment in Hyderabad

Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Snoring occurs when the airflow from the nose and mouth gets blocked while sleeping. And the most commonly noticed condition is Obstructive Sleep Apnea where intermittently the throat muscles relax and block the airway during sleep in adults. This sleeping disorder is characterized by iterative episodes of apnea or hypopnea airway obstruction occurring during sleep. Most people don't even realize that they have this disorder and everybody who snores does not necessarily have Obstructive Sleep Apnea. We are offering ENT Conditions Treatments in and around Sri Nagar Colony, Ameerpet, Panjagutta, SR Nagar and Yousufguda, Hyderabad.

Common symptoms that indicate OPA are

1. Loud snoring
2. Waking up with a dry throat
3. Morning headaches
4. Feeling sleepy during the day
5. A quick shift in mood
6. Memory issues

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Causes of OPA

1. Being obese: being obese slightly increases the chances of facing the risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The excess amount of fat around the upper airway interrupts the breathing process.
2. Medical conditions: Conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, hormonal disorders, asthma, stroke, and polycystic ovary syndrome may make you vulnerable to Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
3. Narrow Throat: This condition is seen in children where the increased size of tonsils or adenoids blocks the respiratory tract and causes Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
4. Regular Smoking: Due to increased fluid retention in the upper airway, smokers have a higher risk of getting affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
5. Size of Neck: people with an underdeveloped jaw and a crowded pharynx are prone to have OPA conditions.
6. Ageing: Obstructive Sleep Apnea or snoring is most commonly seen in elderly people and starts to lay off later.

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Facial Paralysis

In this condition, the facial muscles may become weak and bend downwardly. This can happen on one side or both sides due to some infection in the facial nerve or because of a tumour in the head or neck. The most common condition under this type of Paralysis is Bell's palsy. This condition varies from numbness to total paralysis of the face.

Some of the common symptoms are:

1. In Bell’s palsy, the symptoms develop very fast within 48 hours.
2. The difficulties faced by the person are weakness in the facial muscles and inability to open the eyes.
3. Affected side of the face may cause irritation in the eye and increased tear production.

Causes

1. Bell’s palsy occurs when a nerve in the facial muscles gets compressed.
2. This condition could be a result of virus infection which can occur at any age.
3. Though the exact reason for this condition is clearly known, many experts relate this condition with infection caused by viruses such as herpes simplex, Infectious Mononucleosis, Mumps, Flu, Adenovirus, German Measles, Hand-Foot-and-Mouth disease etc.
4. Bell’s palsy occurs more often in people who already have medical conditions like high blood pressure, pregnant women in their third trimester, and people with diabetes and upper respiratory infection.

People with Bell’s palsy when treated can see visible recovery in six months. But people with severe conditions might find this irreversible and may result in involuntary contraction of facial muscles.

Vertigo

Here, the person may feel a sense of dizziness caused by some inner ear problem or BPPV which stands for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Some of the symptoms indicating this condition are motion sickness and vomiting, slight faints, and weak or unsteady feeling. This condition worsens while walking, standing up and when moving the head.

This condition occurs when tender parts of the inner ear get damaged and stop sending information to the brain. Peripheral vertigo and central vertigo are two commonly seen conditions in people. Peripheral relates with the issue in the inner ear and central vertigo relates to the issue in the brain, traumatic injury or stroke. This condition is common in people over age 65 and sometimes in women as a side effect of pregnancy. Otherwise, dehydration, low iron levels and carbon monoxide poisoning cause vertigo in a person.

Symptoms that indicate vertigo are:

1. Nausea
2. Balancing issues
3. Motion sickness
4. Blocked ears
5. Tinnitus
6. Headache

Other diseases that trigger Vertigo are:

1. BPPV: this happens when lying down or when turning in bed and while sitting up.
2. Meniere’s disease: causes fullness in the ear because of the fluid build-up in the ear.
3. Cholesteatoma and Vestibular neuritis are other medical conditions that cause Vertigo.
4. Other factors that cause Vertigo are migraine headaches, stroke, head injuries, diabetes, ear surgery, low blood pressure syphilis, multiple sclerosis, brain disease etc.

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Some of the tests conducted to test this condition are:

1. Romberg’s test
2. Fukuda-unterberger’s test
3. Head impulse test
4. Vestibular test battery.