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Obesity - Both Caused By and Contributing to Apnea
About 40% of obese people also have sleep apnea. Obesity and excess weight can be both a cause and a result of sleep apnea.
When your neck is heavier than your airway was designed to support, the weight of your neck will block your airway when you relax during sleep, causing sleep apnea.
But then, the excessive sleepiness that comes from having sleep apnea can cause you to over eat, try to sleep more and exercise less. When you eat to "wake up" the cycle is perpetuated: you gain more weight, which makes the sleep apnea worse, which makes you more tired, which leads to junk food cravings and extra snacking and less exercise…and round and round again.
So, weight gain not only increases the risk of apnea - apnea actually contributes to obesity, making it harder to not only sleep but also lose weight! The connection between apnea and weight gain is important. Learn more about the diet-sleep connection.
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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