Now here is something that is bound to be controversial as far as understanding sleep apnea. We all know that sleep apnea and snorers have been found to be a health hazard since it is associated with the heart and the breathing problems leading to snoring. But apparently, this study that was made in Britain claimed otherwise. In fact it can even prolong life which is really quite a shocking revelation.

Peretz Lavie, who carried out the research at the Lloyd Rigler Sleep Apnoea Research Laboratory, in Haifa, Israel, said that the results were “astonishing”.

“We know that sleep apnoea does reduce life expectancy for people under the age of 50, so to find that it could actually prolong life for elderly patients was quite a shock.”

Dr Lavie speculates that the reason for the findings could be the way the body responds to a lack of blood to major organs, which can be caused when breathing stops.

(Source) Telegraph.co.uk

Tags: breathing problems, heart, shocking revelation, sleep, Sleep Apnea, sleep-apnoea, Snoring

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