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There's a pretty high (but not perfect) correlation between obesity and sleep apnea, which I think is under-diagnosed because a sleep study is kind of an expens
by prodigal_erik 15y ago
There's a pretty high (but not perfect) correlation between obesity and sleep apnea, which I think is under-diagnosed because a sleep study is kind of an expensive hassle.
- WalterGR 15y agowhich I think is under-diagnosed because a sleep study is kind of an expensive hassle. And I think it's also under-diagnosed because of that correlation. I "have a friend" who is of normal weight, and who also doesn't snore and is young (2 other anti-correlates.) This friend struggled his entire life with sleep issues and blamed it on laziness. It wasn't until it was affecting his career that he had a sleep study - and it turns out he stops breathing 60 times an hour. (That doesn't make for especially restorative sleep.) If you have sleep issues despite making an effort to have good sleep hygiene etc. - talk to your doctor!