{"id":43,"date":"2025-03-09T16:09:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truenorthdentalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=43"},"modified":"2025-05-18T16:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T16:12:38","slug":"tired-troubled-sleep-apnea-and-heart-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truenorthdentalgroup.com\/blog\/tired-troubled-sleep-apnea-and-heart-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Tired & Troubled: Sleep Apnea and Heart Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you snore frequently, or do you often feel more drained when you awake in the morning than when you drifted off the evening before? If so, you may be suffering from sleep apnea<\/a>. This condition interrupts your normal circadian rhythms at night, hindering the regenerative processes that should typically occur while you rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many patients are unaware that they have this disorder, and others are already diagnosed but don\u2019t seek treatment because they don\u2019t think it\u2019s a big deal. However, sleep apnea can contribute to other serious health concerns, like heart problems. Continue reading to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is Sleep Apnea?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that the average person completes four to six repetitions of a four-stage sleep cycle while they catch some z\u2019s? Each stage is responsible for different functions, like tissue growth and repair, immune system strengthening, memory consolidation, and hormone regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People with this condition experience multiple episodes of interrupted breathing at night that prevents them from completing the necessary circadian cycles successfully. There are two main types, and they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n