If you are a peaceful sleeper that doesn’t snore
than you probably don’t have many experiences being elbowed at night by your
partner. But if you do have a sleep disorder that is disruptive like snoring or
restless leg syndrome than you probably have tested your partner’s patience at
night. This can be especially true if you have the sleep disorder known as
sleep apnea. In fact it might be a good
thing that someone is elbowing you at night.
The University
of Saskatchewan asked 124 patients who were about to have a sleep study if their sleeping partner ever elbowed
or poked them to stop snoring or to wake them up because they had stopped
breathing. It is not surprising that
asking these types of questions can help predict whether someone is suffering
from sleep apnea.
This isn’t
particularly shocking because most of us who have sleep apnea have not only
been elbowed or punched at night but usually told the next morning that our
snoring or grunting or gasping for air is very annoying and is not conductive
to a relaxing sleeping environment.
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