A new study published in the journal JAMA Neurology revealed some scary results regarding snoring, sleep apnea and your cognitive health.
And we’re not just talking memory loss!
Fortunately, there are some things you can do about this if you act fast.
Researchers analyzed 14 older studies regarding sleep-disordered breathing and cognitive health. Each study included at least 200 subjects over 40. So in total, this mega study analyzed 4.2 million people.
Sleep-disordered breathing is not just sleep apnea but also when snoring is loud enough to interrupt sleep.
Those suffering sleep-disordered breathing were 35% more likely to experience cognitive decline.
The cognitive skills mostly affected were concentration, understanding, attention, clear communication, recognition of people or things, and so on.
It also increased the participant’s chances of suffering from a loss of executive function.
Executive function refers to the ability to make sound decisions based on available information, to exercise self-control, to avoid impulsiveness, to act according to goals, and so forth.
The good news is that previous studies have shown that people treated for sleep apnea (using CPAP) were no more likely to suffer cognitive decline than normal sleepers. So if you act quickly you can stop the decline in its track.
The problem is that most people hate wearing CPAP masks. The majority of sleep apnea users either stop using it altogether or take it off most nights – making it completely useless.
Fortunately, there are simple jaw, throat and tongue exercises you can use instead that open up your breathing passages and eliminate both snoring and sleep apnea – often on the very first night. Learn more and test-drive these simple exercises for yourself here…