Sleep apnea ups risk of dying

A new research has found that sleep apnea ups the risk of dying early by a whopping 46 percent. However, those who have milder sleep-breathing... More Below... Posted by The Mad Hatter on Aug 19th, 2009 and filed under Lifestyle.

A new research has found that sleep apnea ups the risk of dying early by a whopping 46 percent. However, those who have milder sleep-breathing problems don’t share this risk.

The US researchers who made the finding revealed that people who have severe breathing disorders during sleep are likely to die from a variety of causes as compared to similar people without the sleep disorders.

According to Naresh Punjabi of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and his colleagues, such risks are most obvious in men aged between 40 to 70.

Strong snoring is a symptom of sleep apnea, as well as numerous brief breathing interruptions. Sleep apnea is caused by a collapse of the upper airway when a person is in a state of sleep. This disorder is most commonly connected with obesity, high blood pressure, heart failure and stroke.

(via Reuters)

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Anonymous

Yes, sleep apnea is a complex disorder. You can die from a lot of causes due to sleep apnea.

I read that drowsy driving is the most important cause of death in drivers with sleep apnea. So, you don’t need to have a serious sleep disorder to die. A simple mild sleep apnea can makes you feel sleepy enough to be a drowsy driver and have a car accident.

Source: http://www.sleep-apnea-guide.com
steveapnea

There really is a better way to deal with sleep apnea than CPAP or surgery. I spent 4 years studying sleep apnea and I believe that the root cause is due to the attenuation of the signal from the brain to the diaphragm muscles when the sleeper enters stage II sleep. This un-intended side-effect of the “reduction of muscle tonus” that occurs during this transition causes breathing to stop. Then, when the CO2 level gets too high, the sleeper makes a rapid inhalation DRAGGING the soft tissue into the airway, obstructing it and waking them up. The reduction of the signal from the brain is causing the problem.
So… I found this herbal combination product that INCREASES the signal and keeps the breathing going. This addresses the root cause. The stuff is called Sleep Apnea Relief and I buy it from Nature's Rite. I've been using it for 4 years
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