Skip the Blue Pill, pressurize the snout!

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:45 pm

Looking for the Blue Pill? Maybe the lack of pressure is in a different area.

Erectile dysfunction in sleep apnea and response to CPAP.

Karacan I, Karatas M.

Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

This study assessed characteristics of sexual dysfunction in sleep apnea and the efficacy of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Twenty-two men with sleep apnea syndrome and also sexual dysfunction served as subjects in this study. Tests included physical, psychological, neurological, and penile vascular examinations, along with polysomnography, nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT), and penile rigidity. All patients clinically had a history of snoring and difficulty getting and maintaining erections. Results indicate that erectile dysfunction in patients with sleep apnea could be related to patient's age and chronic cerebral hypoxia due to apnea. Treatment with CPAP relieved erectile dysfunction in one-third of these patients.

PMID: 8789505 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Titrator · Post by **Titrator** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:53 am

Hi Mikesus,

When you are sleep deprived many aspects of your life suffers. This article is encouraging

Regards,

Titrator

TXKajun · Post by **TXKajun** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:05 am

Hmmmm, this seems to prove a theory I've had since about my second week on APAP. It seems like a couple of times a week I will wake up in the middle of the night and my hmmmmm...... how do I say this delicately.... my "manliness" is like it was 25 or so years ago!! A definitely unexpected side-benefit of APAP! LOL

This therapy WORKS!! (On more than one level it seems! )