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Blood Pressure and Apnea
The National Institute of Health lists sleep apnea as a cause of high blood pressure. Studies show that about 30% of people with high blood pressure have OSA, and 80% of people taking three or more medications to control their blood pressure have OSA (positive airway pressure therapy is especially important for these patients).
During healthy sleep blood pressure decreases, but the prolonged cardiovascular stress caused by apnea episodes leads to increased blood pressure that affects the body night and day.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School discovered that even mild levels of sleep apnea substantially increase the risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure); and the more severe the sleep apnea is, the higher the likelihood of developing high blood pressure is. The result, published in the May 11, 2000 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, found that people with sleep apnea were 2 to 3 times more likely to develop hypertension.
If you think you may have sleep apnea, please contact your doctor so that you can go to a sleep lab for testing. If you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, make sure you have proper set-up done by a professional Respiratory Therapist, and that you have a good follow-up service to help you maintain your mask properly, such as SleepAlly.com.
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