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Shift Workers
Taken from an OSA Guide:
Anything that interferes with the amount and quality of sleep, as shift work does, can worsen sleep apnea symptoms. Shift workers often get fewer hours sleep overall and never really catch up so they are always in sleep debt.
Besides worsen sleep apnea, night shift work and the inversion of sleep-wake schedules has a variety of disruptive effects on the life styles, sleep and general health, such as:
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disturbances
• Peptic ulcer
• Hypertension
• Myocardial infarction
• Breast cancer
Regarding this health problems, shift work and sleep apnea are the worst possible combination.
Well, looks like I have the worst case senario and Im gaining weight, thats 3 strikes but Im still kicking. Any other shift workers around to compaire notes?
Anything that interferes with the amount and quality of sleep, as shift work does, can worsen sleep apnea symptoms. Shift workers often get fewer hours sleep overall and never really catch up so they are always in sleep debt.
Besides worsen sleep apnea, night shift work and the inversion of sleep-wake schedules has a variety of disruptive effects on the life styles, sleep and general health, such as:
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disturbances
• Peptic ulcer
• Hypertension
• Myocardial infarction
• Breast cancer
Regarding this health problems, shift work and sleep apnea are the worst possible combination.
Well, looks like I have the worst case senario and Im gaining weight, thats 3 strikes but Im still kicking. Any other shift workers around to compaire notes?