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]
Skip the Blue Pill, pressurize the snout!
Skip the Blue Pill, pressurize the snout!
Looking for the Blue Pill? Maybe the lack of pressure is in a different area.
Hi Mikesus,
When you are sleep deprived many aspects of your life suffers. This article is encouraging
Regards,
Titrator
When you are sleep deprived many aspects of your life suffers. This article is encouraging
Regards,
Titrator
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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! )
This therapy WORKS!! (On more than one level it seems! )
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This therapy WORKS!!!