Your nights are shaping your health

Cardiovascular Disease

Sudden drops in blood oxygen strain the cardiovascular system by increasing blood pressure. Sleep Disordered Breathing also increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, abnormal heartbeat and atrial fibrillation.

Asthma, Allergies & Congestion

Nasal breathing — the preferred method of breathing — warms, filters and humidifies the air, decreasing the irritants that enter the body. When mouth breathing occurs, the adenoids and tonsils enlarge, further decreasing the functional airspace and forcing more mouth breathing. This can cause improper tongue posture, an unbalanced muscular system, jaw deformation and malocclusion.

Cognitive Issues

Medical studies have found an increase in cognitive impairment in patients with sleep disordered breathing. It has also been found that sleep disordered breathing causes a build-up of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain — a key marker for Alzheimer's Disease.

Decreased Immunity

Studies show that impaired sleep reduces the number of T-cells in the body, reducing the immune system's function. Interrupted and shortened sleep cycles cause a 70% reduction in natural killer cells, which greatly impacts the body's ability to fight off cancer cells.

Mood Disorders

People who have sleep apnea and other sleep disordered breathing conditions are at higher risk for mood disorders — especially bipolar disorder and severe depression.

Endocrine Problems

The endocrine system has a complex response to sleep. Considerable research has linked endocrine dysfunction and sleep dysfunction:

• Adults sleeping 5 or fewer hours a night were 2.5× more likely to have diabetes.
• People who slept 6 hours a night were 1.7× more likely to have diabetes.