Breathing when snoring makes your brain hurt

A study conducted by the Institute of Respiratory and Sleep in Melbourne in collaboration with UK scientists showed that sleep apnea caused by snoring can cause the human brain to contract.

Illustration. (Internet source)

The study is published in the context of evidence that people with sleep apnea are more likely to cause traffic accidents, depression and memory problems.

Sleep expert, Dr Fergal O'Donoghue, said the brain scan results of 60 patients showed that hypoxia compromised two areas of the brain, some of which were responsible for controlling major movement corpses and the ability to turn attention from one task to another.

Mr. O'Donoghue stressed the message from this study that if symptoms show that there is a possibility of sleep apnea, it is important to have a medical examination to clarify the cause. Because this is not only a problem caused by snoring, the consequences can be much more serious.

In animal studies, these areas of the brain tend to be markedly damaged.

Dr. O'Donoghue points out that the area responsible for diverting attention from one task to another is the cerebellum. This region tends to be damaged by lack of oxygen and this could be one of the reasons for the increase in car accidents.