Sleep is crucial to achieving optimum health and well being. It is not enough that we are able to sleep for a specific number of hours. We have to aim for the quality of sleep.
Our sleeping habit determines the condition of our physical health, mental function, and quality of life.
When your ability to have a good sleep becomes a problem on a consistent basis, you have a sleep disorder. Consequently, a sleep disorder has harmful effects on our overall health. It generally affects our emotional condition, mental health, and relationship with loved ones.
The most common type of sleep disorder is sleep apnea. Apnea is a Greek word which literally means “without breath.” When you have sleep apnea, you have an unnatural way of breathing while
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There are 25 Million U.S. adults who have obstructive sleep apnea. Moreover, 9-21% of women have obstructive sleep apnea while men suffer the most with 24-31%.
How Does Sleep Apnea Affect Your Life?
People with obstructive sleep apnea have to endure sleepiness or fatigue during the daytime. They have the tendency to fall asleep at work. They are moody and show serious behavioral problems.
Sleep apnea is one of the leading causes of high blood pressure or heart disease. The blood oxygen levels decrease during sleep apnea. This increases the blood pressure which eventually harms the cardiovascular system.
Aside from various health problems such as diabetes, stroke, and cancer caused by sleep apnea, it can largely affect your relationship with your loved ones. This can strain your relationship with your spouse because of constant loud snoring.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine released the results of a study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine that linked obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to death. The study reveals that people with OSA are four times more likely to die, almost four times more likely to experience a stroke, three times more likely to die from cancer, and 2.5 times more likely to develop