Regular CPAP Use Helps Depression
Sleep Apnea affects millions of people worldwide. When left untreated, sleep apnea events keep you from getting the good rest you need. Sleep apnea causes both long and short term negative health effects that can leave many people depressed or feeling hopeless.
Untreated sleep apnea can give you…
- Chronic fatigue, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating that leaves you in a low mood.
- Negatively affected memory, focus, and congitive function that make it harder to do regular activities.
- High blood pressure and brain damage that can be stressful to think about.
- An increased risk of accidents that dominates your day and prevent you from doing what you want.
A study in Australia found that depressed sleep apnea patients felt boosted moods and less anxiety after 3 months of regular CPAP use. By using your CPAP daily you’re able give your body the rest you need. The subjects in the study found that as the months passed their health and moods noticeably improved.
Travel CPAPs like the Micro turn the struggle of using your CPAP every day into a breeze. The Micro’s easy-to-use controls, travel-sized footprint, battery powered capability, and water-less humidification through HME’s, make a good night’s sleep anywhere just a button click away.
Using your CPAP every night is the most effective way to combat sleep apnea but you can also try…
- Exercising more
- Reducing alcohol intake
- Staying away from sleeping pills
- Sleeping on your side or stomach instead of your back.
For more information about sleep apnea and depression view the original article here
