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For those who suffer Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) the condition on weekends could be significantly worse.
After the examination of changes in severity, researchers from Flinders University in Australia found that the symptoms of the OSA were significantly more prominent at the end of the week.
The study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine analyzed the sleep data of more than 70,000 users of a Sleep monitor for undermatines, which was traced by the severity of OSA every day of the week.
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The data was collected for the sleep time, the time of sleep and the Apnoe Hypopnea index (AHI), a measure of the severity of the sleep apnea.
The participant-minded middle-aged, overweight men – had an average of more than five OSA events per night.
The study results showed a consistent increase in the OSA severity level on weekends, especially men and younger adults. (IStock)
The OSA heavy “rose significantly on weekends” and rose 18% higher on Saturdays compared to Wednesdays. The total value value was 6% higher on weekends than on average on weekdays.
This increase was greater in men and with participants under the age of 60.
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“This real study on the evaluation of variations of the OSA heavy of the OSA heavy with over 70,000 users resulted in a global increase in OSA heavy skiing at the weekend, a phenomenon that we described as” social apnea “, wrote the researchers in the study.
Weekend catch-up sleep and “social jetlag”, which can be defined as a misalignment between the natural rhythm of a person and his social watch, led to an increase of 47% and 38% in the chances of OSA over the weekend.
A variety of factors, including smoking and alcohol consumption, can affect OSA heavy things. (IStock)
“This is in accordance with previous knowledge that show that irregular sleep is more likely to be associated with OSA,” commented the authors. “Since OSA is usually more serious during the REM sleep, the weekend catchment sleep and social jet lag will probably worsen the OSA heavy.”
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The authors have also determined other factors that can affect the severity of the OSA, including an increase in alcohol consumption and smoke.
“Further research is necessary to understand the causes and mechanisms that were identified behind the new social apnea phenomenon identified in this study,” they added.
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The sleep expert Wendy Troxel, PhD – a senior behavioral specialist at the Rand Corporation and licensed clinical psychologist in Utah, who was not involved in the study, also reacted to the results in an interview with FOX News.
“This recently conducted study provides new insights into the daily variability of the severity of obstructive sleep apnea and shows what the authors call a social apnea effect in which OSA deteriorates at the weekend,” confirmed troxel.
A sleep expert advises those with sleep apnea to stick to a consistent sleep-wake time plan throughout the week and use the CPAP treatment as prescribed. (IStock)
Troxel agreed that these fluctuations of the OSA heavy height degree are likely to be “joint weekend behavior” as increased Alcohol consumptionSkip the CPAP treatment and “catch up” in your sleep.
“All of this can disturb sleep and circadian rhythms and tighten the severity of the apnea,” she said.
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These results indicate that, according to the expert, OSA’s severity can underestimate OSA.
“People with OSA should try to maintain consistent sleep-wake time plans, to limit alcohol consumption and to use CPAP treatment as prescribed every night of the week,” advises Troxel.
