#sleep-apnea

#sleep-apnea

Some on social media say it's a hack for getting more and better sleep and to reduce snoring. The claims - which are not backed by science - are taking off on places like TikTok, sometimes pushed by people working for companies selling related products. "The studies behind mouth tape are small, the benefits are modest and the potential risks are there,"

Nearly all of us are familiar with symptoms we call a hangover, such as anxiety rising in the throat, a throbbing headache and general fatigue but we may be not diagnosing them correctly. A study has analyzed the sleep patterns of more than 70,000 people over three years to learn more about a condition that suffocates and exhausts us on weekend nights: social apnea.

"Over 900 million adults globally are estimated to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In the United States, more than 30 million adults are affected, yet 80-90% remain undiagnosed."