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Researching the link between OSA and specific physical conditions
Since all the body’s cells, organs, and systems require oxygen, untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can cause or contribute to a wide variety of health problems, many of which can become serious and life-threatening. For more information, google the health condition that concerns you + sleep apnea, and try these links:
PubMed search of research from the US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
Respironics clinical references links
http://reimbursement.respironics.com/References.asp
A sleep diagnostic service company has a Consumer Services web site with a good online video library and other general information
http://www.sleepsolutions.com/cons/cons_videos.htm
Sleep Home Pages, sections for Public, Clinical, Research, many links, http://www.sleephomepages.org/
National Center for Sleep Disorders Research, National Institutes of Health, http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/index.htm
Stanford University Center for Human Sleep Research, Links, http://www.med.stanford.edu/school/psychiatry/humansleep/
Discussion threads about some specific health conditions
To find more threads, use http://www.cpaptalk.com/search.php
Acid reflux/GERD and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t19816/Insomnia-May-Be-First-Signal-of-Acid-Reflux.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t15629/What-came-firstsilent-refluxasthmasleep-apneaor-zoloft.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=21252&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Alzheimers Disease and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t5396/Sleep-apnea-heart-disease-and-Alzheimers-Disease.html
Asthma and OSA http://www.sleepapnea.org/resources/pubs/asthma-osa.html
Brain fog and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=22069&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Blood pressure and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t26081/want-to-share-success-story.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=14482&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t14482/CPAP-proven-to-improve-blood-pressure.html
http://www.apneasupport.org/about1101-0-asc-0.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t14756/White-Coat-Hypertension-and-OSA--any-experts.html
Diabetes and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t17660/AVOIDING-DIABETES--TREATMENT-IS-WORTH-IT.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t22441/Diabetes.html
Erectile dysfunction, libido, and OSA.
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=12997
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t15997/Libido-vs-Therapy.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t23845/CPAP-tratment-and-testosterone-levels.html
Glaucoma and OSA
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DE300523D7E?Open&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&count=10
and discussion thread: http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=13166
Heart and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t14624/Dont-assume-you-know-whats-wrong.html
Insomnia, Anxiety, Trauma, PTSD, Nightmares, Sleeping Pills
http://sleeptreatment.com/ and the book Sound Sleep, Sound Mind by Barry Krakow, MD
Other changes and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t22311/Little-known-dangers-of-OSA.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t19754/Other-changes-in-your-body.html
Pain and sleep deprivation. Quote contributed by a cpaptalk.com forum member:
“Sleep Deprivation
On June 22, 2002, at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society (San Francisco), researchers reported that sleep deprivation markedly increases inflammatory cytokines. This finding helps explain why pain flare-ups occur in a variety of disorders in response to lack of sleep. According to the researchers, even a modest lack of sleep adversely affected cytokine and hormone levels. In this carefully controlled study, two potent proinflammatory markers were affected. Sleep deprivation caused a 40-60% average increase in the inflammatory marker IL-6 in men and women, although a 20-30% increase in TNF-alpha was shown in men alone (Vgontzas et al. 1999; 2001).”
Stroke and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t18793/Stroke-prevention-study.html
Urination, nighttime (nocturia) and OSA. If you have untreated sleep apnea, the body may secrete a hormone (atrial natriuretic factor) that increases your urine output during sleep. When sleep apnea is treated, nighttime urine output is reduced, and you may get through the night without a bathroom trip. TS Johnson, Sleep Apnea, p. 181
This is a must-read article for understanding the link between nocturia and OSA: http://www.nocturiacures.com/
Discussion thread http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t16275/Can-someone-explain-why-OSA-patients-quotpeequot-more.html
Weight and OSA
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t19479/6-myths-about-sleep-disorders.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t24155/Weight-Loss-with-cpap.html
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t22068/Those-f-you-who-have-lost-weight-after-starting-CPAP.html
Sources: Based on personal experience with obstructive sleep apnea and gleaned from the collective wisdom of cpaptalk.com contributors.
Want more? See the peer coaching article Ready to Give Up? at http://smart-sleep-apnea.blogspot.com
Not written by healthcare professionals. The information and opinions offered are not intended or recommended as a substitute for professional medical advice. © Mile High Sleeper, May 2006-2008. Permission to use for free educational purposes. |
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