Have things that need to get done this week? For people with sleep apnea, bad news: it might not get done. What keeps people from being productive? There’s an impossibly long list as one might expect, but a lack of sleep connects most of them. Work, errands, and personal projects may have to take a back seat to make room for sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea.
Roadblocks to Productivity
For most people affected by sleep apnea, their first concern is unsurprisingly the lack of breathing throughout the night. But there are a lot of other ways sleep apnea can interfere with daily life, namely the lack of productivity. Sleep apnea can keep you from getting things done, affect your work, relationships, and many other things that make a day productive.
Can you see how any of these things might disrupt your day plans?
- Increased fatigue, daytime sleepiness
- Increased risk of being involved in an automobile accident
- Accidents around the workplace especially those jobs that involve heavy machinery
- Decreased attention
- Negative effects on your appearance
- Decreased sex drive
Health Effects
What else can affect your productivity? Poor health. Don’t worry, [link id=’132′ text=’sleep apnea’] can influence that too. Interruptions in breathing and sudden waking can lead to decreased blood-oxygen saturation and sleep pattern disruptions which can lead to:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Obesity
- Depression
How Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Keep You From Living Your Life?
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes breathing to stop during sleep. The airway collapses and blocks off the air supply. Excess tissue, airway collapse, or problems with airway cartilage (soft tissues like adenoids) can cause obstructions because when you’re laying down, you’re fighting against gravity. Apneas often last for at least ten seconds.
Get Help for Sleep Apnea
The daytime consequences of obstructive sleep apnea include difficulty concentrating at work, lower quality of life due to fatigue and depression, and many others. Contact our office today at 703-349-4277 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Marzban and learn how your sleep apnea troubles can be treated.
