Re:Poor Sleep Drove Me Insane, and My Long Path to Recovery
by AmericanChopper on Monday February 27, 2023 @03:58PM
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Your understanding is wrong, obesity directly causes sleep apnea.
> There is a linear correlation between obesity and OSA. In obese people, fat deposits in the upper respiratory tract narrow the airway; there is a decrease in muscle activity in this region, leading to hypoxic and apneic episodes, ultimately resulting in sleep apnea.
> There is a linear correlation between obesity and OSA. In obese people, fat deposits in the upper respiratory tract narrow the airway; there is a decrease in muscle activity in this region, leading to hypoxic and apneic episodes, ultimately resulting in sleep apnea.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836788/