Can snoring be caused by high blood pressure?
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I know someone who tends to pass out in 2 seconds and snores and wakes up in the same 2 and doesn’t realize they were snoring. Is this caused by high blood pressure? What else could it be? The same person tends to breath deep when they are really sound asleep.
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I know someone who tends to pass out in 2 seconds and snores and wakes up in the same 2 and doesn’t realize they were snoring. Is this caused by high blood pressure? What else could it be? The same person tends to breath deep when they are really sound asleep.
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July 15th, 2009 at 4:57 am
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Why do you keep asking this question?
July 18th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
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According to the National Sleep Foundation, snoring can be a
signal of serious health problems. Studies have found that men who habitually snore have a 50% higher risk of high blood pressure, 70-80% have the chance of ischemic heart disease and a 40% risk of stroke.
Women have 3 times more risk of having high blood pressure and a 20%
increase for the risk of heart disease.
July 21st, 2009 at 2:14 pm
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Maybe they have sleep apneia.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:23 am
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Snoring isn’t caused by high blood pressure.
Snoring can cause high blood pressure, though.
This person probably has sleep apnea… look it up, you might be surprised.
July 25th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
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i know some who snores who’s not having a high blood pressure. i guess it doesn’t follow that if you snores, you have high blood pressure.
July 26th, 2009 at 9:42 am
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No,but if you do have high bood preasure take 3000 mg of
“Fish oil pills”(you can get it at Wal Mart”)
July 29th, 2009 at 1:40 am
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What you are describing sounds like sleep apnea.
When you have sleep apnea – your heart never goes into a resting rate. It keeps working (overtime) and this causes great stress leading to heart attacks.
My dad had his first heart attack when he was in his mid 40′s, this was about 20 years ago before sleep apnea was really diagnosed much.
He was not over weight, had no cholesterol issue, didn’t drink or smoke, the doctors then said there was no reason for him to have a heart attack.
When he slept however – he snored so loud when we were outside playing we could hear him.
He did survive.
Recently my husband was diagnosed with it (same symptoms you listed).
He also snored extremely loud.
His doctor told me that if he did not get diagnosed when he did he was in for a major heart attack within 5 years.
Now that he is on the machine he doesn’t fall asleep when he sits down, when he sleeps it is actually restful so he doesn’t need as much sleep at night, and he actually lost some weight.
Again, according to the doctor – when you have sleep apnea you are not getting enough oxygen, when you are not getting enough oxygen your body screams survival mode and starts producing fat to stay alive.
Do yourself (or your loved one) favor and get evaluated for apnea, you might just be saving a life.