If you struggle with sleep apnea, then you may already know how it impacts your overall health. You may feel more exhausted during the day or be at a higher risk of certain issues, but it’s not only your body that’s affected. Your mental well-being may be influenced, as you may be at a higher risk of developing anxiety. If you already have it, then it can worsen this condition or vice versa. Here’s what you should know.

Falling and staying asleep can be hard enough without medical problems complicating matters. Worse yet, if you suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea, getting the rest you deserve may seem nearly impossible. But what many people don’t realize is that although they might appear to be unrelated, these two conditions could be connected, and making getting those elusive ‘z’s’ a lot harder than it should be!