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Sleep apnea is actually a very dangerous disease \u2014 causing stroke, heart attack, dementia, and a long list of other life-threatening conditions.<\/p>\nSleep apnea is actually a very dangerous disease \u2014 causing stroke, heart attack, dementia, and a long list of other life-threatening conditions.<\/p>\n
But according to a new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine<\/em>, you can cut your risk of dying from some of these conditions by as much as 76%.<\/p>\n And you can do it while sleeping.<\/p>\n There are two major problems related to sleep apnea and its treatment.<\/p>\n Despite its dangers, up to 80% of people with sleep apnea don\u2019t even know they have it.<\/p>\n And for those who do, CPAP therapy can feel inconvenient or uncomfortable at first.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why researchers set out to answer a big question:<\/em><\/p>\n Does CPAP therapy actually save lives?<\/p>\n In other words, is it worth getting officially diagnosed and treated, given the difficulties?<\/p>\n To find the answer, a team of scientists searched through thousands of studies to find the most reliable data.<\/p>\n They ended up analyzing 30 carefully selected studies: 10 clinical trials and 20 well-controlled observational studies.<\/p>\n These studies included over 1.17 million adults with sleep apnea, with the average participant being nearly 60 years old \u2014 and about three-quarters being male.<\/p>\n All studies compared people with sleep apnea who used CPAP therapy to those who did not, tracking how many people died from any cause, or specifically from heart-related issues, over an average of about five years.<\/p>\n The results were perfectly clear:<\/em><\/p>\n 2.\tThe risk of dying specifically from heart-related causes was even lower\u2014reduced by 55% in people using CPAP.<\/p>\n 3.\tThe more hours per night people used the device, the lower their risk\u2014ranging from only a small benefit at two hours, a moderate benefit at four hours, and a reduced risk of 26% at six hours.<\/p>\n 4.\tIn observational studies, which tracked patients over longer periods, benefits were even bigger \u2014 with all-cause death dropping by 45% and cardiovascular death decreasing by up to 76%.<\/strong><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n Accordingly, this study offers strong evidence that CPAP therapy doesn\u2019t just help people feel more rested\u2014it can save lives.<\/p>\n The authors hoped this could be the motivation people needed to start \u2014 and stick with \u2014 their CPAP treatment.<\/p>\n Now, the problem is of course that people don\u2019t use their CPAP, or kick it off at night.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s a simpler, easier way that eliminates sleep apnea permanently.<\/p>\n\n