WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF SLEEP
APNEA AND WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT
OPTIONS?
WE'RE LEARNING MORE WITH DR.
DANILO ABLAN - LUNG AND SLEEP
SPECIALIST AT THE QUEEN'S
MEDICAL
CENTER - WEST O'AHU. KRISTINE:
1Q. WHAT IS OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP
APNEA?
DR. DANILO ABLAN
1A.
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
CONDITION WHEN PERSON
STOPS BREATHING DURING SLEEP
BRAIN DOES NOT GET ENOUGH OXYGEN
OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS DO
NOT
GET ENOUGH OXYGEN CAN
LEAD TO CARDIOVASCULAR
COMPLICATIONS
METABOLIC COMPLICATIONS
SUCH AS DIABETES
KRISTINE:
2Q. WHO GETS SLEEP APNEA?
SPECIALIST AT THE QUEEN'S
MEDICAL CENTER - WEST O'AHU 2A.
ADULTS, ESPECIALLY THE
OBESE PERSON
SNORERS
POST- MENOPAUSAL
WOMEN
KIDS WITH ENLARGED
TONSILS
KRISTINE:
DR. DANILO ABLAN,
3A. TAKING ACTION
GET DIAGNOSED ADEQUATELY
WEIGHT LOSS
SLEEP HYGIENE
SURGERY
CPAP
ORAL OR DENTAL DEVICE
WEIGHT LOSS
SURGERY
CPAP
ORAL OR DENTAL DEVICE
KRISTINE:
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OBSTRUCTIVE
SLEEP APNEA, JOIN DR. DANILO
ABLAN FOR A FREE SPEAKING OF
HEALTH
LECTURE AT THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL
CENTER - WEST O'AHU.
IT'S CALLED "CATCHING UP ON
SLEEP, ASTHMA & COPD" AND IT'S
THIS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, FROM 6 - 7
PM.
THIS IS PART OF QUEEN'S - WEST
O'AHU'S MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES
INFORMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
TO REGISTER, CALL THE QUEEN'S
REFERRAL LINE AT 691-7117. OR
GO TO
"CLASSES AND EVENTS."