Poorly managed sleep apnea can lead to uncontrolled high blood pressure, and those most at risk have wide-ranging variability in their night-to-night OSA severity. This can be overlooked or misdiagnosed during standard clinical testing, a study from Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia warns. Standard OSA testing generally is done over a single night in a sleep lab. Given the reported…
A new small study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could cause cognitive decline at an earlier age in men. “We show poorer executive functioning and visuospatial memory and deficits in vigilance, sustained attention, and psychomotor and impulse control in men with OSA,” said neuropsychiatrist Ivana Rosenzweig from King’s College London. UK. “Most of these deficits had previously been ascribed to comorbidities,” she added. “We also…
People with sleep apnea who spend less time in deep sleep may be more likely to have brain biomarkers that have been associated with an increased risk of stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, according to a new study. Although the observational study can’t prove cause and effect, it’s one more reason to get sleep apnea treated while scientists see what else…
