Sleep apnea effects

Does sleep apnea affect the health? What are the sleep apnea effects? Sleep apnea disorder has serious consequences to health.

It can even be life threatening if it goes untreated! The main effects of sleep apnea are sleep and oxygen deprivation.

Sleep deprivation

A sleep apnea sufferer is deprived of sleep. It not only affects the patient himself, but their spouses too by the frequent wakings which are unintentional.

Spouses of sleep apnea sufferer lose an hour or more of sleep per night due to the frequent wakings, and thus prevents therapeutic rest.

Sleep apnea sufferers may experience excessive sweating and frequent urination which disrupts sleep. They often feel that they have not slept the night before, and therefore have difficulty staying awake in the daytime.

Sleep deprivation affects the immune system, emotional and mental health, and causes irritability.

Oxygen deprivation

Depression and sleep apnea

Is there and relation between depression and sleep apnea? Out of every 5 people, 1 person who has depression suffers from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea sufferers are 5 times more likely to suffer from depression than normal people. Sleep apnea can worsen one's existing depression.
It is still unclear whether apnea and depression are closely related. However, studies have shown that treated sleep apnea may resolve depression problems in people.

Most common sleep apnea effects are:

· Feeling of being very sleepy during the day
· depression,
· irritability,
· sexual dysfunction,
· learning and memory difficulties,
· falling asleep while at work, on the phone, or driving.

Sleep apnea studies show that up to 50 percent of sleep apnea patients have high blood pressure. Although it is not known with certainty if there is a cause and effect relationship, it appears that sleep apnea contributes to high blood pressure.
Risk for heart attack and stroke may also increase in those with sleep apnea. In addition, sleep apnea is somemetimes linked with sleep apnea death.


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mayoclinic: Sleep apnea effects