Sleep Apnea and Memory Loss

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For too many of us, having a few nights of disrupted sleep during the week isn’t considered anything out of the ordinary. Stresses from work and relationships may cause tossing and turning. Staying up too late for a friend’s birthday dinner celebration can also disrupt the body’s regular sleep patterns. However, sometimes problems with sleep might be due to a deeper underlying cause. As hormones are responsible for so many processes in the body, including sleep, they can be a major factor to consider when encountering sleep troubles. Sleep should be a time when hormone levels are restored, allowing the body to be replenished and function normally the following day. For people who suffer from sleep apnea, with typical symptoms like snoring, trouble breathing, and next-day somnolence, getting restorative sleep may be next to impossible. Further, a new study found that sleep apnea may cause long-term problems with memory and cognition—just one more reason why early detection and treatment is so vital. Read more…

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