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> You must fix the root cause The main cause of sleep apnea is obesity, which ruins your health by just about every other metric you could measure as well. It’
by AmericanChopper 4y ago
> You must fix the root cause
The main cause of sleep apnea is obesity, which ruins your health by just about every other metric you could measure as well. It’s good advice to address sleep apnea, but you’d have to dig a little deeper to get to the root cause (in most cases).
- Wagthesam 4y agoFor most people with sleep apnea this may be true. I didn't dive into the details but for a subset with UARS, people are typically thinner, younger and fitter. This group suffers from structural issues. In my case congestion and allergies. For others bone structural and require MMA or MSE to treat.
- pushedx 4y agoYou did cover this in your article : )
- iSnow 4y agoIt's both in the submission and in the Wikipedia article about UARS: "A typical UARS patient is not obese"
- theonemind 4y agoAs far as I understand it, obesity can aggravate sleep apnea, but actually does not cause sleep apnea, so it is not at all the main cause. For obstructive sleep apnea, say, if you had a perfectly formed jaw, teeth, airway, etc., you could get obese without having sleep apnea. Which means that obese people shouldn't rely on losing weight as a sleep apnea cure, as obesity is indeed not the main cause, but can likely see reduction in sleep apnea symptoms with weight loss.
- AmericanChopper 4y agoYour 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. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836788/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836788/
- elric 4y agoThat's just plain false. Obesity is not the main cause of sleep apnea.