Why Getting Better Sleep with a CPAP Machine Matters

Getting a good night’s sleep is important. Studies have shown that there is a link between not enough sleep and serious health problems including heart disease, heart attacks, diabetes, and obesity. By optimizing your sleep by using a CPAP machine and mask, you are actively choosing to lead a better, healthier life.

Quality sleep reduces the risk of depression and stress

A good night’s sleep can help increase serotonin, the chemical messenger that acts as a mood stabilizer. Getting a solid 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night can help your body produce the right amount of serotonin. Any less and your body may go into a state of stress, putting your health on high alert and potentially causing high blood pressure and the production of stress hormones.

Using a CPAP machine can treat sleep apnea, which is one of the most common reasons people are sleeping poorly. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder during which breathing repeatedly starts and stops.

Decreased pain and better memory

In addition to mental health benefits, better sleep is shown to lower pain in the body. Sleep means that your body will hurt less and your pain threshold will be higher. Additionally, those who are sleep deprived from sleep apnea may lose parts of their memory. Sleep helps the brain process and consolidate memories from the day. Not getting enough sleep means those memories are not getting stored as they should.

Weight loss

Experts agree that sleep can help with weight loss goals. When asleep, the body produces the hormone leptin, which helps you feel full. When you don’t sleep and leptin levels fall, it can lead to feelings of hunger and overeating.

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