Sleep Disorders & Health Problems
Good sleep is a key to a healthy life
Do you think you are sleeping well enough? Do you lie awake at night sometimes unable to get to sleep or find yourself constantly tired with either morning headaches or chronic headaches during the daytime? These can all be symptoms of a sleep disorder, like sleep apnea, which can have a lot of effect on your long term health if nothing is done about it. Good sleep is a key to a healthy life!
If you fail to get enough sleep, day in day out, you take the risk of developing a serious illness.
Some of these illnesses include;
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- High blood pressure
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Thyroid function
- weight gain, slow metabolism and inability to lose weight
- decreased cognitive function
- motor vehicle accidents
Problems sleeping are not always caused by a sleeping disorder and may be related to something in your lifestyle. There are some cases when people are unable to get a good night’s sleep. These could include things like exam pressure, relationship break ups, teenage children issues, money problems, unemployment, health of a parent and so on. In many cases these eventually sort themselves out and you and your sleep patterns return to normal. Another important cause of poor sleep is poor sleep hygiene. This can be exposure to TV, computers or excess light in the evening. It can also be disturbances in the bedroom.
It is important you work out what is the root cause of your inability to get enough sleep, before it starts to ruin your health.
Sleep disorders and health problems are linked
If you have trouble sleeping, but don’t have any obvious reasons why you are always tired, you should get an evaluation by a health professional to see if you have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea, if left untreated, can have long term consequences for your health. In particular, it has been linked to greater stress on your heart and circulatory system. Serious heart disease problems like high blood pressure, stroke and even heart failure can result from stress on the cardiovascular system.
In addition, being constantly tired with no relief in sight can make you depressed. Research has linked the disorder to a greater susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. This is partly due to the effect of sleep apnea on increasing obesity and poor diet choices when depressed and tired.
Two health gains for the price of one
One of the better outcomes of getting effective treatment for sleep apnea is that you will be able to sleep more easily. You will snore less and be more energetic during the day. Ultimately, being more relaxed and energetic will help you to ward off any serious illnesses which have been linked to sleep disorders.
Sleep apnea treatment has a double bonus, then. It gives you back the ability to sleep, as well as safeguarding your long term health.
Protect your health with unobstructed sleep
If you have the symptoms of sleep apnea or another sleep disorder, then you should have a thorough evaluation to make sure that no other lifestyle factors are affecting your ability to sleep. These may need to be addressed as well as looking for ways that can be used to help you sleep better.
Our dental practice can you with an effective device that can help to relieve the symptoms of sleep apnea and help to protect your long term health with unobstructed sleep.
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