Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night to visit the bathroom? This is called nocturia and new research suggests that nighttime urination frequency can help doctors screen for sleep apnea. Nocturia and sleep apnea have been linked before but this is the first time researchers have sought to discover whether it can predict if someone suffers from sleep apnea.

The researchers looked at over one thousand patient charts from two New Mexico sleep centers. Data collected from the patients included nocturia, snoring, weight, sex and age. Snoring is typically a sign that someone may have sleep apnea but it turns out that self-reported nocturia was just about as accurate in predicting who would test positive for sleep apnea.

If you are waking in the morning feeling just as tired as when you went to sleep, if you snore or if you find yourself waking throughout the night to visit the bathroom you may suffer from sleep apnea. Treating your condition can give you back your energy and help you avoid the serious side effects that come with untreated sleep apnea such as high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.

Oral appliance therapy treats obstructive sleep apnea without masks or hoses. A small, custom mouthpiece is worn during sleep and gently places the jaw in a position that keep the airway open during sleep. No more snoring and no more stoppages of breath.

Please contact our Columbus, OH office at 614-476-6696 today to find out more about oral appliance therapy for treating obstructive sleep apnea.