{"id":13244,"date":"2022-03-09T11:43:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/en\/?p=13244"},"modified":"2022-06-01T06:33:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T10:33:40","slug":"gender-differences-in-sleep-apnea-symptoms-and-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/restassuretest\/gender-differences-in-sleep-apnea-symptoms-and-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Differences in Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13244\" class=\"elementor elementor-13244\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe9a748 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe9a748\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;clouds&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 27.8\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMax slice\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M265.8 3.5c-10.9 0-15.9 6.2-15.9 6.2s-3.6-3.5-9.2-.9c-9.1 4.1-4.4 13.4-4.4 13.4s-1.2.2-1.9.9c-.6.7-.5 1.9-.5 1.9s-1-.5-2.3-.2c-1.3.3-1.6 1.4-1.6 1.4s.4-3.4-1.5-5c-3.9-3.4-8.3-.2-8.3-.2s-.6-.7-.9-.9c-.4-.2-1.2-.2-1.2-.2s-4.4-3.6-11.5-2.6-10.4 7.9-10.4 7.9-.5-3.3-3.9-4.9c-4.8-2.4-7.4 0-7.4 0s2.4-4.1-1.9-6.4-6.2 1.2-6.2 1.2-.9-.5-2.1-.5-2.3 1.1-2.3 1.1.1-.7-1.1-1.1c-1.2-.4-2 0-2 0s3.6-6.8-3.5-8.9c-6-1.8-7.9 2.6-8.4 4-.1-.3-.4-.7-.9-1.1-1-.7-1.3-.5-1.3-.5s1-4-1.7-5.2c-2.7-1.2-4.2 1.1-4.2 1.1s-3.1-1-5.7 1.4-2.1 5.5-2.1 5.5-.9 0-2.1.7-1.4 1.7-1.4 1.7-1.7-1.2-4.3-1.2c-2.6 0-4.5 1.2-4.5 1.2s-.7-1.5-2.8-2.4c-2.1-.9-4 0-4 0s2.6-5.9-4.7-9c-7.3-3.1-12.6 3.3-12.6 3.3s-.9 0-1.9.2c-.9.2-1.5.9-1.5.9S99.4 3 94.9 3.9c-4.5.9-5.7 5.7-5.7 5.7s-2.8-5-12.3-3.9-11.1 6-11.1 6-1.2-1.4-4-.7c-.8.2-1.3.5-1.8.9-.9-2.1-2.7-4.9-6.2-4.4-3.2.4-4 2.2-4 2.2s-.5-.7-1.2-.7h-1.4s-.5-.9-1.7-1.4-2.4 0-2.4 0-2.4-1.2-4.7 0-3.1 4.1-3.1 4.1-1.7-1.4-3.6-.7c-1.9.7-1.9 2.8-1.9 2.8s-.5-.5-1.7-.2c-1.2.2-1.4.7-1.4.7s-.7-2.3-2.8-2.8c-2.1-.5-4.3.2-4.3.2s-1.7-5-11.1-6c-3.8-.4-6.6.2-8.5 1v21.2h283.5V11.1c-.9.2-1.6.4-1.6.4s-5.2-8-16.1-8z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b102f54\" data-id=\"b102f54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9dd99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f9dd99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gender Differences in Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Diagnosis<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7618b05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7618b05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is often thought of primarily as a men\u2019s health problem. The truth is, anyone can have sleep apnea! However, signs and symptoms of sleep apnea may present differently in women than in men.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df143f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df143f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2f9ba7\" data-id=\"f2f9ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-512a792 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"512a792\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a168bca\" data-id=\"1a168bca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee6a4be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee6a4be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><b>Men and Sleep Apnea<\/b><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Approximately 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, and of those, 1 in 4 <span class=\"\" data-ddnwab=\"PR_2_0\" aria-invalid=\"grammar\">are comprised of middle-aged<\/span> men. The most common signs and symptoms of OSA &#8211; seen very often in men &#8211; include:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"gmail-ul1\"><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Loud snoring<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia)<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Morning headaches and\/or morning dry mouth<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Gasping for breath during sleep<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Repeated episodes during which you stop breathing while asleep (usually reported by a bed partner)<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Irritability<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Decreased libido<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Difficulty focusing while awake<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Frequent nighttime urination<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Difficulty staying asleep (insomnia)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Several factors can put individuals at increased risk for OSA. These again are more commonly seen in men, and include but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"gmail-ul1\"><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Excess weight\/obesity<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Large neck circumference<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A narrowed airway<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Family history of OSA<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It must be noted that the signs, symptoms, and risk factors listed above, though most commonly presented in men, are potential indicators of Obstructive Sleep Apnea for both men and women. Each, or a combination of any, is a reason to talk to your doctor about getting tested and treated for OSA, potentially with a <a href=\"https:\/\/protect-au.mimecast.com\/s\/iZ0FCD1v1Yt7NlKTkPj8H?domain=somnomed.co\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SomnoMed oral device<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We\u2019ll also note, however, that if you\u2019re a woman, you may be suffering from sleep apnea <i>without experiencing any of the symptoms listed above<\/i>. The signs and symptoms of sleep apnea in women are sometimes not the same as those experienced by men. We investigate what to look out for below.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><b>Women and Sleep Apnea<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Nearly 1 in 5 women have sleep apnea in the US &#8211; but about 9 in 10 women with sleep apnea don&#8217;t know they have it. For many women, signs of sleep apnea may be mistaken for menopause or depression, or there may not even be many obvious symptoms present at all.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Some overlap in OSA signs and symptoms commonly seen in both men and women include but are not limited to restless sleep, frequent nighttime trips to the bathroom, loud snoring, gasping for breath, and\/or the repeated stopping of breathing while asleep. Less common signs of OSA in women may include:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"gmail-ul1\"><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Nighttime heartburn<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Accident proneness<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Depression and\/or anxiety<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gmail-li5\"><span class=\"gmail-s2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Changes in dreaming<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Women with sleep apnea also may not report the typical symptom of daytime sleepiness, which is commonly reported by men suffering from sleep apnea.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Even without common OSA symptoms, certain medical conditions experienced commonly by women can also automatically put them at higher risk for sleep apnea. Among these are Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), menopause, and hypothyroidism (low thyroid function).<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/div><p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><b>OSA Symptoms and Diagnosis in Men Vs. Women<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A growing body of evidence suggests that there are substantial differences between men and women in the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and medical consequences of OSA. The common view of Obstructive Sleep Apnea as mainly a men\u2019s disease could actually be a result of women frequently being misdiagnosed or under-diagnosed due to reporting different symptoms.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Moving forward, acquiring more knowledge of gender differences in OSA will help to improve the awareness and diagnosis of sleep apnea in women. Taking it one step further, the development and availability of therapeutic options that take into account differences in the physiology and presentation of OSA in different individuals &#8211; like Oral Appliance Therapy &#8211; could have the potential to greatly improve treatment outcomes for both men and women.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"gmail-p3\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If any of what we\u2019ve described above sounds like you or a loved one, we can help you get started on your path to effective sleep apnea treatment &#8211; and an overall healthier you! Start your journey to a better night\u2019s rest here: <\/span><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/somnomed.co\/en\/find-a-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>https:\/\/somnomed.co\/en\/find-a-clinic\/<\/b><\/i><\/a><\/p><div><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Sources<\/span><\/p><\/div><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swhr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SWHR_Women-Sleep-Apnea.pdf\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>https:\/\/swhr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SWHR_Women-Sleep-Apnea.pdf<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2642982\/\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2642982\/<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/sleep-apnea\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20377631\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/sleep-apnea\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20377631<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Share this:<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-679e4f78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"679e4f78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aa75311\" data-id=\"6aa75311\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0be74a elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"d0be74a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51aed112 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51aed112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gender Differences in Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Diagnosis Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is often thought of primarily as a men\u2019s health problem. 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