{"id":132,"date":"2013-02-06T17:44:04","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T17:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pay.blackstonemedicalservices.com\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2020-09-05T17:21:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T17:21:21","slug":"obstructive-sleep-apnea-worsens-during-colder-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":"Obstructive Sleep Apnea Worsens During Colder Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an ongoing<br \/>\ncondition, studies show that OSA symptoms tend to worsen during the winter<br \/>\nmonths and times of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>A recent 10-year-study conducted by researchers at<br \/>\nthe Chest Journal found that OSA patients experienced more breathing pauses<br \/>\nduring colder months than warmer ones. This <a href=\"http:\/\/journal.publications.chestnet.org\/article.aspx?articleid=1215971\">study<\/a>,<br \/>\nbased on findings of 7,500 patients participating in a one-night sleep study,<br \/>\nshowed that patients stopped breathing an average of 18 times during the winter<br \/>\nand 15 times during summer months.<\/p>\n<p>This shows that OSA may be negatively affected by<br \/>\nseasonal changes. In addition to temperature, weight change, allergies and<br \/>\nother various illnesses may cause OSA symptoms to worsen during as the year<br \/>\nprogresses.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to understand that OSA can be life<br \/>\nthreatening. If left untreated, sleep apnea may cause high blood pressure,<br \/>\nheart disease, stroke and depression. If you or someone you know suffers from<br \/>\nfatigue and\/or daytime drowsiness, we can help! Call us toll-free at<br \/>\n800-710-2727 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pay.blackstonemedicalservices.com\">www.blackstonemedicalservices.com<\/a><br \/>\nfor more information on home sleep testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an ongoing condition, studies show that OSA symptoms tend to worsen during the winter months and times of climate change. A recent 10-year-study conducted by researchers at the Chest Journal found that OSA patients experienced more breathing pauses during colder months than warmer ones. This study, based on findings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":79,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}