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Snoring can not only destroy the fragile matrimonial harmony, and in some extreme cases cause rib fracture. Scientists have found that suffering from snoring vision.
Taiwanese researchers found that people suffering from sleep apnea, that is, the disorder that causes the loudest snoring, almost twice as likely to be victims of glaucoma. Millions Russians live with sleep apnea, in which the tissues of the muscles of the throat are too weak in sleep, which causes snoring when breathing, and in heavy cases and short-term stoppage of air flow leading to awakening.
Scientists analyzed data on 1,000 patients with sleep apnea and 6,000 without him. In people from the first category, glaucoma developed 1.67 times more often. With this disease in the eyeballs rises pressure, which leads to a gradual loss of vision.
According to the authors of the study, apnea reduces the number of oxygen that enters the eyes, which can cause glaucoma. However, this is not the only threat to chronic snoring. Scientists at King’s College London have determined that snoring leads to blockage of the arteries of the neck, through which oxygen with blood enters the brain. This is due to constant vibrations, occurring during snoring. They cause inflammation, and those in their in turn, clog arteries, which increases the risk of stroke and heart attacks (in case arteries around are blocked hearts).
True, it is worth adding that researchers from Taiwan considered unproven. Confirmation requires more extensive and detailed observation.
