DEMENTIA: MIGHT BE A CAUSE OF UNTREATED SLEEP APNEA

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DEMENTIA MIGHT BE A CAUSE OF UNTREATED SLEEP
APNEA

• By, John Myers

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Do Dementia Patients Have Trouble Sleeping?

• Untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients
  may face a variety of symptoms, from extreme
  daytime exhaustion to cognitive decline.
  Researchers set out to find out if there was a
  connection between sleep apnea and the beginning
  of dementia and Alzheimer's Disease because OSA
  is common in older people.
• Patients with dementia are affected by sleep
  disturbances such insomnia and obstructive sleep
  apnea. Both conditions impair restful sleep,
  which affects the health of the brain.
• Patients with dementia frequently experience
  sleep loss due to reduced intervals of sound
  rest. Reduced sleep can lead to an increase in
  proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease
  development.
• Patients who suffer from OSA on a daily basis may
  also be losing sleep, harming their brains
  irreparably, and exacerbating dementia symptoms.
  Making judgments and attention are tough when OSA
  patterns are persistent. The effects of dementia
  are impacted by each of these symptoms.
• According to the study, those who regularly
  reported sleeping six hours or less had a 30
  higher chance of developing dementia. Undiagnosed
  and/or Untreated Sleep Apnea is one of the main
  causes of insufficient sleep in humans.

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Can Poor Sleep Lead To Dementia?

• Poor sleep habits may not only contribute to
  dementia but may also be the cause of it in some
  cases. Chronic sleep deprivation brought on by
  insomnia has been linked to early onset dementia.
  
• Even healthy brains are affected by sleep loss,
  which can start deteriorating brain function long
  before dementia is identified.
• Chemicals in the brain are released as the brain
  tries to adjust to irregular or constrained sleep
  patterns. The brain is significantly altered by
  these substances throughout time.
• Numerous sleep-related problems, such as
  difficulty concentrating and remembering things,
  are also early warning indications of dementia.

• Patients with obstructive sleep apnea frequently
  experience restricted airflow or brief stops in
  breathing throughout the course of each night.

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How Does Sleep Apnea Contribute to Dementia?

• When the airway completely or partially closes
  while you sleep, you get sleep apnea. Because of
  this obstruction, oxygen cannot enter the body or
  reach the brain. In extreme circumstances, these
  occurrences can occur up to 30 times or more
  every hour.
• Cognitive impairment is one of the sleep apnea
  symptoms that is most frequently seen (i.e.
  forgetfulness, lack of concentration, etc). The
  clinical beginning of dementia and Alzheimer's
  Disease in elderly persons is frequently
  associated with the same symptoms.
• OSA and cognitive impairment, such as
  Alzheimer's, were investigated in a review
  article that was published in the Journal of
  Alzheimer's Disease.
• When sleep disordered breathing (SDB) was studied
  in older women, it was discovered that 44.8 of
  the subjects went on to develop dementia or
  cognitive impairment. Dementia only occurred in
  31.1 of females without SDB.
• There are around 20 million adults in the US who
  have OSA, or one in every fifteen of them. In
  addition, it's thought that 80 of individuals
  affected don't have an OSA diagnosis, therefore
  they cannot be treated. Not only is their amount
  of sleep insufficient, but also the type of sleep
  required to preserve brain function.

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Will Treating Sleep Apnea Prevent Dementia?

• There isn't much research on using obstructive
  sleep apnea therapy to treat dementia or
  Alzheimer's.
• According to a research in Neurology, people with
  untreated sleep apnea began developing dementia
  about 10 years earlier than people without SDB.
• The most popular form of treatment for those with
  sleep apnea is continuous positive airway
  pressure (CPAP) equipment.
• The gadget can save a patient's life while also
  vastly enhancing their quality of life because it
  keeps the airway open while they sleep.
• More immediately, it can be exceedingly harmful
  for OSA patients (diagnosed and undiagnosed),
  even for just one night, to stop utilising CPAP
  therapy.

• Medicare and medical insurance frequently cover
  oral appliance therapy. The Center for Sleep
  Apnea and TMJ of Utah still provides free
  telemedicine evaluations for those who want a
  CPAP Backup or who regrettably have not been able
  to tolerate CPAP use in the past.

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