Sleep for your health

A good night’s sleep is essential to your health, but most adults don’t get enough. Interrupted sleep cycles can be attributed to many things, but sleep apnea is one cause of interrupted sleep which can be dangerous to a person’s health. Many times sleep apnea can cause headaches when you wake, a tired feeling, and snoring. Amanda Grommet Sleep Lab Manager at Mercy tells us that a sleep study can help diagnose sleep apnea and other sleep disorders…

Once a diagnosis of sleep apnea is made, you can be fitted with a device that will alleviate symptoms, but Grommet says untreated Sleep Apnea can create serious health issues….

The first step to finding out if you have sleep apnea or other sleep-related illness is to speak to your primary care physician. According to Sleep Apnea.org, it’s estimated that 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, with 80 percent of the cases of moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea undiagnosed.