{"id":257,"date":"2025-12-22T23:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2025-12-22T23:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:46:32","slug":"sleep-apnea-age-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=257","title":{"rendered":"Does Sleep Apnea Make You Age More Quickly?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that can result in serious complications. This condition causes the sufferer to repetitively stop and start breathing throughout the night. This condition causes the sufferer to repetitively stop and start breathing throughout the night. This interrupts the sleep schedule, leading to fatigue, headaches, difficulty focusing, and more. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a new study has shown that having sleep apnea can make you age faster than if you don\u2019t have sleep apnea<\/a>. Continue reading to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Did the Study Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The study included 622 adults \u2013 both men and women, with an average age of 69 years old. Participants were measured for blood DNA methylation, and their sleep was being evaluated at home by polysomnography. The researchers then studied participants\u2019 blood to look for epigenetic changes in their DNA. At the end of the study, it was determined that the participants who had the highest severity of sleep=disordered breathing had accelerated epigenetic aging. This trend seemed to affect women more than it affected men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are the Signs of Sleep Apnea?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you or your partner have any of the signs or symptoms below, it\u2019s possible that it could be caused by sleep apnea. Here are some of the ones you should be on the lookout for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n