Every time an apnea occurs, your body increases its effort
to breathe and your vital organs struggle for oxygen. This
alerts your brain to wake up and make you breathe again.
You may have several hundred apneas a night and the
adverse effects on your body build up night after night, day
after day.
Recent research shows that snoring and sleep apnea are
associated with many serious conditions. Left untreated,
your condition is a contributing risk factor in high blood
pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and depression.