By Sam Kappel


The side effects of sleep apnea can become dangerous and even life threatening. It is important to get sleep apnea treated before one of these side effects may cause harm to your health. Over 18 million Americans have sleep apnea and its becoming a growing problem. Obesity is one of the major causes of sleep apnea. Over 50% of people with some sort of sleep apnea are obese.

There are several side effects associated with sleep apnea, but I am only going to name some of the more dangerous and common ones. If left untreated sleep apnea can become a major health risk and even life threatening. Here are some of the major side effects:

1.) Stroke

2.) Stroke

3.) Irregular heart beating

4.) Heart attacks

5.) High blood pressure

6.) Obesity

7.) Heart Disease

8.) Day time tiredness

9.) Depression

10.) Anxiety

11.) Depression

12.) Weight gain

13.) Hormonal balance problems

14.) Diabetes

15.) Hormonal imbalance issues

16.) Not so happy sleep partner

17.) Angry sleep partner

18.) Heart Failure

With sleep apnea the airway becomes blocked and this causes a person to stop breathing. A person can stop breathing several time throughout a night and this causes problems. When breathing stops the body becomes deprived of oxygen. When the body is lacking oxygen it can causes major health issues like the ones I described above.

One of the biggest causes of some of these nasty side effects is stress and the hormones that come with it. The lack of sleep and irregular sleeping patterns puts stress on the body. The hormone most associated with stress is Cortisol and this is a major cause of weight gain. Stress can cause major problems with health, including heart issues.

If do not know if you have sleep apnea it is important to get checked out before these side effects cause you harm. If you already have sleep apnea, and want to avoid these dangerous side effects, it is important to treat your condition.

There are several different treatment options for sleep apnea out there. Each treatment has its benefits and it is all preference depending on what works best for each person. Keep an eye out for these side effects and choose a treatment that works good for you.




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