Sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea experience similar changes in brain biochemistry as people who have had a severe stroke or who are dying, new research showed published in the May 2009 edition of Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. Apparently, when oxygen desaturation >10% occurs, a significant and severe disorder occurs to the brain bioenergetics, even if transient.
This research (determined by using MRI) does suggest that OSA does impair brain function much more severely than once thought.
For those who have untreated OSA, please see your physician and get this treated!!!
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