Snoring can lead to blindness

Snoring can not only destroy the fragile conjugal harmony and in some extreme cases, cause a fracture of the ribs. Scientists have found that due to the snoring suffers vision.

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Taiwanese researchers found that people who suffer from Sleep Apnea Ie disorders caused by the loudest snoring, almost twice as likely to become victims of glaucoma. Millions of Russians living with sleep apnea, in which the tissues of the throat muscles are too weak during sleep, causing snoring when breathing, and in severe cases and short-term stop air flow, resulting in awakening.

The researchers analyzed data on 1000 patients Sleep Apnea   and 6000 without it. In humans in the first category glaucoma developed in 1, 67 times more. In this disease in the eyeballs pressure increases, leading to a gradual loss of vision.

According to the authors, apnea reduces the amount of oxygen that enters the eye, which can cause glaucoma. However, this is not the only threat for chronic snorers. Scientists from King's College London found that snoring leads to blockage of the arteries of the neck, in which oxygen from the blood to the brain. This is due to the constant vibrations that occur during snoring. They cause inflammation, and those in turn clog the artery, which increases the risk of stroke and heart attack (in case around clogged arteries of the heart).

However, it should be added that their findings, researchers from Taiwan is considered unproven. For their confirmation is required to conduct a more extensive and detailed observation. (READ MORE)

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