By now we know that people with sleep apnea are more likely than the general population to suffer from type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, accidents, and injuries.
But all these serious consequences of sleep apnea fade in the shadow compared to the one discovered in a new study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
In fact, it’s the one disease many of us dread the most!
In this study, 1,752 participants were tested for sleep apnea.
Then the research team used the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument to test for dementia. They also performed cognitive tests called the Digit Symbol Coding Test and the Digit Span Test.
While the memories and attention spans of those who slept poorly during the night and were sleepy during the day were predictably affected, those whose blood oxygen levels were low and thus met the requirements for sleep apnea were much worse, bordering on and entering into the territory of… dementia.
So why does sleep apnea cause dementia?
You see, throughout the night your brain simply spends too much time without the required oxygen to maintain itself and to replace deteriorating cells with new healthy ones. This adversely changes your brain structure, causing dementia.
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But if you suffer from sleep apnea, click here to learn easy jaw, tongue, and throat exercises that open up the breathing passages and completely cure sleep apnea—as soon as tonight…