A person who, when sleeping has pauses in their breathing or abnormally shallow breaths, has a sleep disorder called sleep apnea. The pauses can happen as many as thirty times during an hour and can last anywhere from a few seconds to a minute. There are two different varieties of this disorder, central and obstructive. Central is a lack of respiratory effort, whilst obstructive is caused by a block in the breathing passageway.

All of this can seem pretty complicated. What you need to know is pretty easy. Because the disorder can only be properly diagnosed through an overnight study, many people have no idea that they suffer from it. People who suffer from sleep apnea may already have health complications such as high blood pressure to obesity.

A good night’s sleep is restorative/A good night’s sleep is restorative. The body has more chance to go through the process of restoring itself the longer you are out.  For example, during phase three of REM or rapid eye movement sleeping, the body is repairing bone and muscle structures and sending out necessary and healthy hormones. Seven or eight hours of sleep are necessary, most Doctors believe, before this period of sleep can be reached.

That there is a connection between weight gain and lack of rest, Doctors are beginning to see and understand. Inadequate amount of sleep means that your body, when awake, will produce more of certain hormones as more and more studies are proving An increase in appetite is caused by these hormones, such as Grehlin, eventually leading to weight gain.

This process of restorative sleeping may become more complicated by sleep apnea. You may think that you are getting the adequate seven or eight hours like prescribed when in fact, due to central or obstructive causes, your sleeping time is interrupted. This indicates that that the rapid eye movement period of restorative rest is never reached.

What is happening while you are sleeping at night will be shown from the overnight study diagnosis. You have probably accepted the fact that you are just a snorer. It is posssible that your snoring is nothing more serious than just snoring. However, diagnosis of an overnight study will show whether sleep apnea is to blame for your chronic health problems.

Once you are aware that you suffer from this disorder, you can get the treatment you need. This treatment could jump start your diet and give you an increased chance of losing the weight you have worked hard to shed these past few years. You may find that your blood pressure can be positively affected through treatment as well. Our sleeping patterns affect so much/So much is affected by our sleeping patterns. Call and schedule an appointment at a sleep study clinic today if you think you may suffer from sleep apnea

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