Health Benefits of CPAP Use
How Can CPAP Improve My Health?
By normalizing your breathing in sleep, CPAP helps protect you from the severe health risks that are related to OSA.
Heart Disease
The use of CPAP over an extended period of time may also help protect you from health problems such as:
Stroke
Recent research has also shown that sleep apnea increases your risk of stroke. A stroke is a sudden loss of brain function due to a blockage or rupture of one of the blood vessels leading to the brain. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability in the U.S. Studies show that people with OSA are two to four times more likely to have a stroke than people who do not have sleep apnea. The consistent use of CPAP may reduce this risk of stroke for a person with OSA.
Diabetes
Increasingly, data has suggested that OSA may be related to glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. These are factors in type II diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. Treatment with CPAP can improve insulin sensitivity in people with type IIdiabetes and OSA.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Having sleep apnea can make you up to 10 times more likely to be involved in a deadly motor vehicle accident. The daytime sleepiness caused by OSA can make it hard for you to stay awake while driving. Treating sleep apnea with CPAP reduces your risk of being in an accident.
Increased Alertness
CPAP can reduce the sleepiness and daytime fatigue that are common symptoms of sleep apnea. By preventing pauses in breathing as you sleep, CPAP restores a normal sleep pattern and increases your total sleep time. This helps you to wake up in the morning feeling more refreshed.
Emotional Stability
Using CPAP may enable you to think, concentrate and make decisions better during the day. This can reduce your chance of injury at work and improve your productivity.
Decreased Medical Expenses
Individuals with untreated sleep apnea have higher health care costs compared to those without sleep apnea. These expenses may decrease when you use CPAPnightly to treat sleep apnea.
Less Snoring
By keeping your airway open as you sleep, CPAP can also reduce the sound of snoring. You may not notice this because many people are unaware of their snoring levels. But your bed partner will benefit greatly from the quieter sleeping environment.
By normalizing your breathing in sleep, CPAP helps protect you from the severe health risks that are related to OSA.
Heart Disease
The use of CPAP over an extended period of time may also help protect you from health problems such as:
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Irregular heartbeat
- Stroke
Stroke
Recent research has also shown that sleep apnea increases your risk of stroke. A stroke is a sudden loss of brain function due to a blockage or rupture of one of the blood vessels leading to the brain. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability in the U.S. Studies show that people with OSA are two to four times more likely to have a stroke than people who do not have sleep apnea. The consistent use of CPAP may reduce this risk of stroke for a person with OSA.
Diabetes
Increasingly, data has suggested that OSA may be related to glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. These are factors in type II diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. Treatment with CPAP can improve insulin sensitivity in people with type IIdiabetes and OSA.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Having sleep apnea can make you up to 10 times more likely to be involved in a deadly motor vehicle accident. The daytime sleepiness caused by OSA can make it hard for you to stay awake while driving. Treating sleep apnea with CPAP reduces your risk of being in an accident.
Increased Alertness
CPAP can reduce the sleepiness and daytime fatigue that are common symptoms of sleep apnea. By preventing pauses in breathing as you sleep, CPAP restores a normal sleep pattern and increases your total sleep time. This helps you to wake up in the morning feeling more refreshed.
Emotional Stability
Using CPAP may enable you to think, concentrate and make decisions better during the day. This can reduce your chance of injury at work and improve your productivity.
Decreased Medical Expenses
Individuals with untreated sleep apnea have higher health care costs compared to those without sleep apnea. These expenses may decrease when you use CPAPnightly to treat sleep apnea.
Less Snoring
By keeping your airway open as you sleep, CPAP can also reduce the sound of snoring. You may not notice this because many people are unaware of their snoring levels. But your bed partner will benefit greatly from the quieter sleeping environment.
