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KMID : 0389520010080010011
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Sleep Medicine.Psychophysiology
2001 Volume.8 No. 1 p.11 ~ p.17
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Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in the Elderly
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Shin Chol
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Abstract
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In 2000, the number of people aged 65 and over increased to 3.37 million, accounting for 7.1% of the total population of South Korea. The elderly population will increase up to 19.3% in 2030. Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) seems to increase with age. More than 50-60% of old people complain of SDB-related signs and symptoms including awakening headache, excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, memory loss, personality, changes, and depression. The influence of a mild degree of SDB upon the elderly is unclear, but moderate to severe SDB is well known to be associated with many diseases including hypertension, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, stroke, dementia, and sudden death. Therefore, physicians should pay attention to elderly patients who complain of SDB related symptoms and signs that may not be normal signs of aging. Physicians need to become more sensitive to treat SDB in the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Sleep disordered breathing, Snoring, Sleep apnea, Upper airway resistance syndrome, Elderly
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