WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF SLEEP APNEA GOES UNTREATED? A REVIEW BY DOCTORS

Expert opinion from Marcella Abunahman Pereira

Specialization in Clinical Cardiology · 12 years of experience · Brazil

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts; the person snores loudly; and feels tired during the day even after a full night's sleep. If left untreated, it can result in a number of health problems including chronic fatigue, hypertension, vascular and heart diseases. Sleep apnea can also worsen some conditions like diabetes and obesity.

Expert opinion from Ipsa Arora

MD (Internal Medicine) · 5 years of experience · USA

If left untreated, the effects of sleep apnea can get worse. Sleep apnea can increase the risk of hypertension, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, metabolic disease, abnormal heartbeats, such as atrial fibrillation.

Expert opinion from Alex T. Thomas

MD · 40 years of experience · USA

Untreated sleep apnea will predispose you to severe health problems such as stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure, heart attacks and irregular heart beats.

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