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The coronavirus turned out to affect different people in different ways - and for some, it is particularly serious and potentially fatal. This is why disease control and prevention centers (CDC) have isolated variousconditions that could increase its risk For a serious case of COVID, such as diabetes, obesity and kidney disease. But there is another condition that new research highlights the same risks: obstructive sleep apnea.If you snore as a result of sleep apnea, you might be three times more likely to die from Covid, new research has been found.

A new meta-analysis outside the U.K., Posted in the newspaperSleep medicine Reviews, examined 18 previous studies, of which eight treated mainly with theRisk of death of Covid, while the other 10 were related to sleep apnea. According to the Mayo Clinic, there are several types of sleep apnea, but the most common is the obstructive sleep apnea. This sleep disorder makes peopleStop repeatedly and start breathing at night Because their "throat muscles relax intermittently and block [their] respiratory during sleep". And one of the mostNotable signs of obstructive sleep apnea is snoring.

What US researchers have found in the analysis of previous searches was that people with obstructive sleep apnea were 2.8 timesgreater risk of dying from Covid The seventh day of hospitalization.

"It is likely that Covid-19 increases oxidative stress and inflammation and effects on the paths of Bradykinin, who are allAlso affected by patients with obstructive sleep apnea, "The main author of the studyMichelle Miller, PhD, Professor at Warwick Medical School, said in a statement. "When you have people in which these mechanisms are already affected, it would not be surprising that Covid-19 affects them more strongly."

One of the most important problems with this discovery is that the condition of sleep is seriously under diagnosis. The sleep apnea association indicates thatestimated 22 million Americans have sleep apneabut that 80% moderate and severeCase of obstructive sleep apnea Stay undiagnosed. Similarly, according to Miller's examination, researchers estimate that 85% of obstructive sleep apnea cases are not diagnosed in the United States.

"Without a clear image of the number of people with obstructive sleep apnea, it is difficult to determine exactly how many people with the disease have aroused worst results due to Covid-19," said Miller.

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If you have diagnosed sleep apnea, the continuous respiratory tract treatment (CPAP) can help reduce oxidative stress, inflammation and effects on bradykinin pathways. But not enough research were made to know if this will helpSleep Apnea with occasions with COVID.

"This is a group of patients who should be more aware than the obstructive sleep apnea could be an additional risk if he receives COVID-19," said Miller. "Make sure you comply with your treatment andTake as many precautions as you can to reduce your risk, like wearing a mask, social distancing and be tested as soon as you notice symptoms. And for more things that can increase your risk, check40% of the cooviding patients went here before getting sick, said CDC.