To such conclusion the American scientists.
Scientists conducted a study in which over 4.5 years participated more than 5 thousand patients of different age of both sexes. None of the subjects at the beginning of the experiment was not diagnosed with cancer. Watching the volunteers and analyzing the data, the experts came to the conclusion that the worse the sleep apnea, the more likely patients were diagnosed with various malignant tumors.
The presence of sleep apnea increased the risk of developing cancer by more than 2 times in comparison with those who have not observed pauses in breathing during sleep. The researchers note that this pattern was observed mainly among men younger than 65 years.
Obstructive sleep apnea, in addition to increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke, also increases the likelihood of developing depression. The researchers explained that obstructive sleep apnea leads to insufficient oxygen supply to the heart muscle and brain, causing owners of loud snoring is very frequent and occur myocardial infarction or stroke.
Experts surveyed about 10 thousand adult Americans who were asked about problems with snoring during the night sleep, referrals for medical care and possible diagnosis “obstructive sleep apnea”. Then the subjects were interrogated about the presence of symptoms of depression, and asked to answer the questions of a special form, allowing with high accuracy to determine the presence in the subject of this disease.
A comparison of the responses received allowed the authors to conclude that those respondents who have symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea were observed during 5 nights during the week and often, the risk of depression was 3 times higher than that of participants not suffering from sleep apnea.
Experts believe that the oxygen starvation of the brain caused by sleep apnea contributes to the development of depression. Doctors diagnose sleep apnea, you should pay attention to the psychological state of the patient, the researchers said.
