Apnea (BrE: apnea) is the cessation of breathing. During apnea, there is no movement of the inspiratory muscles and the volume of the lungs initially remains unchanged. Depending on how blocked the airways are (permeability), there may or may not be gas flow between the lungs and the environment; gas exchange in the lungs and cellular respiration is not affected. Doing this voluntarily is called holding one's breath. Apnea may be first diagnosed in childhood and it is recommended to consult an ENT specialist, allergist or sleep specialist to discuss symptoms; upper airway deformities and/or malfunctions may be observed by an orthodontist.
Treatment BeterKlinic
BeterKliniek is the clinic for Integrative Medicine that bridges regular and non-regular medicine.
An van Veen (physician) and Michael van Gils (therapist) look for the cause of a condition or disease. That is where the treatment starts otherwise, as people often say, it is 'carrying water to the sea'. We call this cause medicine. Sometimes it is also desirable to treat the symptoms (at the same time). We call this symptom medicine.
Chronic disorders often have their cause in epi- genetics. You can schedule a free informative telephone consultation (phone number 040-7117337 until 1 p.m.) at BeterKliniek to discuss your symptoms so that we can provide you with further advice.
