Disrupted or Incomplete Sleep
Realizing that a lot of your health issues like daytime sleepiness, low productivity, fatigue, etc. could be caused by disrupted or incomplete sleep at night.
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Diet and exercise are crucial to good health. But what people often forget is sleep. The lack of a good night’s sleep can lead to several health issues that impact you daily life and productivity.
Sleep is the third pillar of good health, with exercise and nutrition. Sufifcient amount of sleep is necessary for good performance and a healthy mind. A lot of sleep disorders like insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea goes unnoticed. However, they have huge impact on the health of a person
A common disorder is Sleep Apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea. In this, the upper airway collapses due to which there is stoppage of breathing and fall in oxygen levels Check for these symptoms
1. Snoring
2.Daytime sleepiness
3. Morning Headaches
4. Gasping for breath
5. Lack of energy
A good night’s sleep keeps you fresh and rejuvenated at whatever you do. The lack of it can cause irritability, headache, even anxiety and mild depression, thus causing mental health problems. Studies show that subjects who slept for four and a half hours per night reported feeling more stressed, sad, angry, and mentally exhausted.
The term “sleep on it” is more than just a motivational phrase. Sleeping helps your brain rest and process information, and thus open up new solutions and ideas when you wake up.
Sleep regulates the stress hormones in the body and helps your nervous system remain healthy. So continued sleep deprivation can impact your body’s ability to manage stress hormones and consequently lead to high blood pressure. This can severely affect your cardiovascular health, creating the risk of hypertension, stroke and other related health challenges.
Sleep also regulates how your body reacts to glucose regulating hormones and thus has an impact on your blood sugar. Poor quality sleep leads to less of the hormone released in your body after eating, while also releasing more cortisol or stress hormones. This impacts the already low glucose hormone’s ability to do its job, which leads to high blood sugar, increasing your chances of developing diabetes. Additionally, if you are already struggling with diabetes, lack of sleep can make it difficult to effectively control it.
Disrupted or Incomplete Sleep
Realizing that a lot of your health issues like daytime sleepiness, low productivity, fatigue, etc. could be caused by disrupted or incomplete sleep at night.
Sleep Quiz
Taking the sleep quiz will help you identify your sleep apnea risk factor.
Knowing Next Steps
Speak to your doctor, or a ResMed sleep coach, to know the next steps for improving your sleep quality.
Taking the Home Sleep Test
The Home Sleep Test will help log data on your sleep pattern and find out if you suffer from sleep apnea.
Receiving the Results of Your Test
Discuss the results of your sleep test with a sleep coach and know if you have sleep apnea and how it impacts you.
Review Treatment Options
Your doctor or sleep coach can help you evaluate the right treatment option, based of the results of your home sleep test.
Opting for a CPAP Trial
You can take a trial to get a feel of how a CPAP device can help relieve sleep apnea and improve your sleep quality.
Start Your Use of a CPAP Device
Post the trial, you can get your CPAP device and be on your way to a sound sleep and higher energy and productivity.
A Home Sleep Test (HST) is the easiest way to find out if you have a sleep disorder, such as sleep apnea. The HST simplifies the procedure so don’t have to visit a hospital, but rather take the test from the comfort of your home.
With ResMed, you receive an HST kit with a pre-assembled test device that you put on before your sleep. The device measures breathing, airflow, heart rate and the level of oxygen in your blood.
Once the test is done, we collect back the kit and our trained sleep professionals analyze your sleep data. Based on that we share your report, along with recommendations on what to do next if you are diagnosed with sleep apnea.
Sleep is crucial for a healthy and active life. And if you're not having a good night's sleep, it's time to do something about it.
You can get in touch with our Sleep Coach at ResMed, to understand and identify the issues with your sleep. Or you can take the Home Sleep Test, and find out if you've been living with sleep apnea.
Take your first step towards a healthy and sound sleep.
