Napping and Sleep Apnea Are a Bad Mix

If you’ve been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you might be battling daytime fatigue. Chronic snoring isn’t the only complication of untreated OSA. Each breathing disruption interrupts your sleep cycle, which can lead to sleep deprivation with no treatment. If you require a cat nap to get through the day, you could be making the problem worse. Here’s why you should skip your afternoon nap if you have sleep apnea.

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