{"id":24983,"date":"2022-05-17T13:47:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T17:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/?p=24983"},"modified":"2023-12-19T14:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T19:57:19","slug":"new-study-reveals-sleep-apnea-can-age-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/new-study-reveals-sleep-apnea-can-age-you\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Reveals Sleep Apnea Can Age You"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-629586444-1-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"man sleeping with mask\" class=\"wp-image-30512\" title=\"iStock-629586444-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-629586444-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-629586444-1-256x171.jpg 256w, https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-629586444-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Scientists know that sleep apnea can be a bit of a nightmare for your overall health, contributing to heart problems and other medical issues. And now there\u2019s a new cause for concern that could keep sleep apnea sufferers up at night\u2014a recent study shows that the condition can age you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does Sleep Apnea Speed Up the Aging Process?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway becomes blocked during sleep, creating breathing problems that cause individuals to wake up briefly multiple times throughout the night before falling back to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sleep apnea can produce oxidative stress and chronic inflammation in your body, contributing to epigenetic age acceleration. Epigenetic age acceleration means that your biological age (the actual age of your cells, organs and tissue) is older than your chronological age. If you have epigenetic age acceleration, you are at a greater risk for chronic diseases and early death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CPAP Machines Help You Sleep\u2014and Age\u2014Better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/erj.ersjournals.com\/content\/early\/2022\/01\/20\/13993003.03042-2021\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>, nonsmokers ages 28\u201358 participated in an initial sleep study. Sixteen of the participants had sleep apnea; eight did not. A computer algorithm scrutinized their blood and DNA to determine their biological age. After the participants underwent a year of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine use, researchers retested them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After controlling for other factors that affect sleep apnea, researchers found that the sleep apnea patients who used a CPAP machine for four hours a night were able to slow the aging process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A CPAP machine is a proven treatment for sleep apnea, delivering a constant stream of oxygen into an individual\u2019s airways through a mask and tube to help eliminate breathing problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although CPAP machines aren\u2019t a one-size-fits-all solution for every sleep apnea patient, they are beneficial for many. If you feel like you aren\u2019t getting a good night\u2019s sleep, Pinnacle ENT\u2019s expert sleep team can create a custom sleep strategy for your lifestyle that starts with state-of-the-art testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Get a better night\u2019s sleep! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/request-appointment\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22\">Request an appointment today.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists know that sleep apnea can be a bit of a nightmare for your overall health, contributing to heart problems and other medical issues. And now there\u2019s a new cause for concern that could keep sleep apnea sufferers up at night\u2014a recent study shows that the condition can age you. 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