{"id":30,"date":"2025-11-21T02:57:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspenridgedentalcare.com\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2025-11-21T02:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:57:47","slug":"sleep-apnea-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspenridgedentalcare.com\/blog\/sleep-apnea-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Sleep Apnea Make You Age More Quickly?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sleep apnea<\/a> is a common sleep disorder that can have serious complications. 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 actually cause you to age more quickly than someone who does not have sleeping disorder. Read on to learn more about why this happens and some signs that you or your partner could have sleep apnea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

The study included 622 adults, 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 participant\u2019s blood to look for epigenetic changes in their DNA. In 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-se than men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

If you or your partner have the signs and symptoms below, it could point to sleep apnea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n