A Recent Article About Sleep Apnea

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As scientists began to understand sleep apnea in more depth, they started to see it as the foundation for serious illnesses affecting the mind. In one study, researchers at UCLA conducted brain scans of patients with long histories of sleep apnea and compared them with the scans of control subjects who had normal sleep patterns. The investigations focused their inquiry on the mammillary bodies, two structures on the underside of the brain so named because they resemble small breasts. Mammillary bodies are thought to be an important part of the memory and have long been associated with cases of amnesia. This memory center of the brain was 20 percent smaller in patients with sleep apnea. Had a doctor looked at a patient’s brain scan alone, it would have suggested severe cognitive impairment: A similar shrinkage in the size of the mammillary bodies is found in patients with Alzheimer’s disease or those who experienced memory loss as a result of alcoholism. It was the first indication that sleep apnea leaves a permanent scar beyond the daily difficulties of focus and attention that come with sleepiness.

Generation Apnea | Slate

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Persistent Snoring in Preschool Children: Predictors and Behavioral and Developmental Correlates

Persistent, loud snoring was associated with higher rates of problem behaviours. These results support routine screening and tracking of snoring, especially in children from low socioeconomic backgrounds; referral for follow-up care of persistent snoring in young children; and encouragement and facilitation of infant breastfeeding.

[FreewayFlyer04]

Thanks for sharing that. I changed medical providers, and am going to see what the sleep lab will cost. good reminder

[aaronsmith]

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that not only affect on your physical fitness but also on your mental health.the major symptoms of sleep apnea is snoring,headache etc.

Thank you retromancer to share this kind of information.