you may experience apnea
Do you tend to fall into the lapses of personal memory and no longer remember some names? You should beware of this matter, which may mask a serious health problem, namely Obstructive sleep apnea syndrom.
With advancing age, men are twice as likely to have nocturnal apnea than women are. This syndrome causes serious health repercussions such as chronic fatigue, daytime sleepiness, cardiovascular disorders, and an increased risk of stroke.
According to what was mentioned in a recent Australian study published by RMIT University in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, the hidden reason behind the beginning of memory disorders and partial loss of them may be a person''s affliction with sleep apnea syndrome that often occurs in people who snore severe .
To reach this conclusion, the researchers compared the state of memory health of 44 recovered people and 44 people with nocturnal apnea who were still untreated.
Nocturnal apnea syndrome leads to a reduction in the volume of gray matter in the brain, which is one of the main components of the central nervous system involved in memory, according to the scientific analysis of Dr. Melinda Jackson, one of the principal authors of the Australian study.
Personal-retrospective memory is improved to passive names and memories through adequate sleep every day. In contrast, the loss of personal-retrospective amnesia increases the risk of depression in elderly people with sleep apnea syndrome.
If you feel that you are concerned with this problem and you suffer from fatigue, snoring and poor memory, be quick to disclose this matter when you meet the treating doctor. A treatment for obstructive breathing while sleeping is a CPAP mask that consists of a machine that exits a tube connected to a mask that works to flow air into the mouth in order to keep the upper airway open during sleep.
The guest speaker is Dr. Ahmed Salem Bahamam, Director of the University Center for Sleep Medicine and Research at King Saud University.
