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Parkinson\u2019s is a neural disease of the brain.<\/p>\nParkinson\u2019s is a neural disease of the brain.<\/p>\n
Sleep apnea happens when your breathing passages collapse while sleeping.<\/p>\n
What could these two possibly have in common?<\/p>\n
A lot, says a new study presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.<\/p>\n
In fact, the connection is horrifying unless you make an important change right now.<\/p>\n
This study is one of the largest of its kind, pulling together more than 20 years of data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n
The research team identified 1.55 million veterans diagnosed with sleep apnea and 9.76 million of their peers without the condition.<\/p>\n
They then tracked how many people went on to develop Parkinson\u2019s disease over the next five years.<\/p>\n
They also checked who received treatment for sleep apnea using a CPAP machine, which helps keep the airway open during sleep.<\/p>\n
The researchers made sure to balance factors like age, gender, race, smoking status, and even the risk of dying from other causes to ensure a fair comparison.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what they found:<\/em><\/p>\n 2.\tMore precisely, there were 1.8 more cases of Parkinson\u2019s per 1,000 people five years after sleep apnea diagnosis compared to healthy sleepers.<\/p>\n 3.\tOnly about 10% of sleep apnea patients had clear records of CPAP use.<\/p>\n 4.\tThose who started CPAP treatment within two years of their sleep apnea diagnosis had 2.3 fewer cases of Parkinson’s per 1,000 people five years later compared to those who didn’t use CPAP.<\/p>\n 5.\tBut people who started CPAP more than two years later saw no benefit; their Parkinson\u2019s risk stayed the same as those who never used CPAP.\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n Unlike our genetic makeup, this is one risk factor for Parkinson’s disease that we can control \u2014 so long as we start the treatment early enough.<\/p>\n But time is of the essence.<\/em><\/p>\n One of the problems with CPAP is, however, that people don\u2019t use them.<\/p>\n If you have one, you probably throw it off in the middle of the night or find it too uncomfortable to use.<\/p>\n The good news is that you can eliminate snoring and sleep apnea as soon as tonight using a simple 3-minute throat exercise explained here\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n