Snore and Snooze: You Lose Much More than Sleep
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009My Grandmother found my Uncle face down in a bowl of cereal, sound to sleep, when he was in college. That same Uncle took us to the Red’s game and fell asleep on the floor of the stadium restaurant right in the middle of the 5th inning. He would do laundry all night long and fall asleep mid conversation during the day. I’ve known that he has sleep apnea my whole life. What I didn’t know is that his sleep apnea would put him in the hospital with heart failure and a cardiac arrhythmia. Read about link between heart disease and sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is a serious medical condition that can also lead to hypertension, weight gain, impotence, headaches and memory problems. It is very common with 1 in 5 adults have some form of snoring or sleep obstructions yet 85% these go undiagnosed and untreated. People with sleep apnea are far more likely to get in car accidents and let us not forget about the bed partners whose own sleep (& sanity) are affected by the snoring.
