With obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a person’s airway intermittently
becomes blocked for 10 seconds or more during sleep. These breathing
interruptions are linked to an eventual reduction in cognitive function,
and it has been hypothesized that this is due to cardiovascular or
metabolic comorbidities. New study of people without such comorbidities
finds that sleep apnea itself can result in premature cognitive decline as
early as middle age.A unique group of men participated in the study. OSA is usually diagnosed
in people who also have systemic hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes,
cardiovascular, and other metabolic diseases.A study finds that obstructive
sleep apnea can result in a loss of cognitive function.
becomes blocked for 10 seconds or more during sleep. These breathing
interruptions are linked to an eventual reduction in cognitive function,
and it has been hypothesized that this is due to cardiovascular or
metabolic comorbidities. New study of people without such comorbidities
finds that sleep apnea itself can result in premature cognitive decline as
early as middle age.A unique group of men participated in the study. OSA is usually diagnosed
in people who also have systemic hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes,
cardiovascular, and other metabolic diseases.A study finds that obstructive
sleep apnea can result in a loss of cognitive function.
The research is unique in that its participants were all healthy, without
comorbidities often suggested as the mechanisms behind sleep apnea’s
connection to cognition.The study indicates that loss of cognitive function
from obstructive sleep apnea can occur as early as middle age in men.
