Sleep Apnea Treatment

Big Problems

Time gets Away

Have you ever heard the expression, “time got away from me”?  Well, if you are suffering from sleep apnea, it is more than just an excuse.  It will be fact.  People, who do not get enough good sleep for their bodies to get the proper rest and rejuvenation, tend to age more rapidly.

Of course, you do not like the wrinkles and gray hair.  You may even have a facelift or dye your locks, in order to hide the advancing years.  But, what if sleep apnea is literally shortening your life? Individuals who do not get enough rest, on a regular basis tend to age more rapidly.

Buy Stock in Kleenex

If you do not get enough restorative sleep, maybe you should buy stock in Kleenex, or some other company that provides products for those who are not feeling well.  You are much more susceptible to illness, if your body does not get enough rest to keep your immune system in good shape.  If one of your family or coworkers gets sick, you are the next one that will probably be asking for a day off to recuperate.

Good Insurance

If you are suffering from sleep deprivation, due to sleep apnea, you are much more likely to get into a car crash or suffer an accident on the job.  It only takes a split second to miss seeing that stop sign or to lose sight of something at work.  Unfortunately, you will probably not be the only one that gets hurt, if your coordination or concentration lapses.  You could easily be responsible for someone else being injured or killed.  Driving or working when sleepy can be as dangerous as trying to do the same activities while drunk.  So, if you are not going to get help, you had better have some good insurance.

Prozac Prescription

If you do not get help for your sleeping disorder, your doctor may have to write a Prozac prescription.  You cannot go without sleep very long, before your mind and your body start complaining-loudly.  Eventually, you are going to have to deal with emotional issues as well.  

Anyone who suffers from a sleeping disorder is likely to have a problem with depression and anxiety.  Think about it.  When are you more likely to lose your patience?  When you are well rested, you are better at handling the bumps in the road of life.  But, when you are tired, it is much harder to kind, patient, and understanding.  Plus, you will naturally become anxious, because everything you do seems to take a little longer and be harder to control.  With the lack of job security in the workforce, if you cannot keep the pace, because you are exhausted, someone else will.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Do you sometimes feel like you have two personalities?  Do your coworkers and family members tend to walk on egg shells, when you are around?  Do you find yourself losing your cool and then being very remorseful about 2 seconds after those nasty words leave your lips?

If you have sleep apnea, it is no wonder.  You are on a short fuse, because you are exhausted all of the time.  You are irritable, and have mood swings, because your mind and body are simply going haywire.  You are trying to get the most into every day, when your nights do not recharge your batteries-so to speak.

A few days without proper sleep and you get punchy.  You do not know whether to laugh or cry.  People around you do not know whether you are going to give them a hug or start yelling.

In short, sleep apnea, or any other sleep disorder, is not something you want to ignore.  Not being able to reach deep and restful sleep can cause more health problems than simply being tired all of the time.  In part 2, you will learn even more adverse side effects of not being able to catch your Zs.