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This is an interesting article about sleep apnea. I'm sure many people have it and don't even know it. I am using a cpap machine for my sleep apnea
"Untreated sleep apnea has been linked to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, liver problems and possibly even dementia. Research has also shown that older adults with excessive daytime sleepiness and moderate to severe sleep apnea are more than twice as likely to die than those who don’t have it.
But despite these life-threatening risks, many aren’t even aware that they’re vulnerable. While more than half of people over the age of 65 are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type of the disorder, only 8 percent were tested for it, according to a recent University of Michigan study. “When people think of sleep apnea, they picture an obese male who snores, but this stereotype falls apart with age,” says Reena Mehra, M.D., a sleep specialist and the director of Sleep Disorders Research at the Cleveland Clinic. “Post-menopausal women, for example, have an increased likelihood when compared to premenopausal women.”
Sleep apnea is often overlooked because its symptoms can be subtle. “The most obvious signs are snoring and waking up gasping for air — or being told by your partner that you do this — but there are other signs to be aware of, such as not waking up feeling rested, a morning headache that dissipates after you start moving around, difficulty concentrating or just not feeling as sharp as you used to,” says Eric Olson, M.D., a sleep specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. If you’re having trouble getting blood pressure under control, even if you’re on multiple medications, that’s also a warning sign, he adds."
rest of the article here
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditi...29404&ef_id=XGHVPQAAAI6vJloZ:20190827123310:s
"Untreated sleep apnea has been linked to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, liver problems and possibly even dementia. Research has also shown that older adults with excessive daytime sleepiness and moderate to severe sleep apnea are more than twice as likely to die than those who don’t have it.
But despite these life-threatening risks, many aren’t even aware that they’re vulnerable. While more than half of people over the age of 65 are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type of the disorder, only 8 percent were tested for it, according to a recent University of Michigan study. “When people think of sleep apnea, they picture an obese male who snores, but this stereotype falls apart with age,” says Reena Mehra, M.D., a sleep specialist and the director of Sleep Disorders Research at the Cleveland Clinic. “Post-menopausal women, for example, have an increased likelihood when compared to premenopausal women.”
Sleep apnea is often overlooked because its symptoms can be subtle. “The most obvious signs are snoring and waking up gasping for air — or being told by your partner that you do this — but there are other signs to be aware of, such as not waking up feeling rested, a morning headache that dissipates after you start moving around, difficulty concentrating or just not feeling as sharp as you used to,” says Eric Olson, M.D., a sleep specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. If you’re having trouble getting blood pressure under control, even if you’re on multiple medications, that’s also a warning sign, he adds."
rest of the article here
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditi...29404&ef_id=XGHVPQAAAI6vJloZ:20190827123310:s