Sleep apnea is a condition which affects hundreds of millions of people world wide and several studies have linked Sleep apnea with sexual dysfunction in both men and women.

Sleep Apnea is a condition characterized by disruptions in breathing during sleep that lead to lower oxygen levels and continual waking up throughout the night. Testosterone which of course is the main male sexual hormone naturally increases while we are sleeping as the body is re nourishing itself.

The sleep deprivation which is caused by the by the condition slows down the body’s ability to produce testosterone, which impacts on both sex drive and the ability to get an erection.

Sleep Deprivation on Sexual Dysfunction

In a 2009 study which took place in Germany 70 percent of men who sought treatment for sleep disorders also were found to be suffering with erectile dysfunction.

Before this experiment an experiment on mice in 2008, found that sexual dysfunction took hold quickly after oxygen deprivation similar to sleep apnea was forced upon the batch of mice. Just 7 days after sleep had been reduced a 55 percent decline in daily erections was recorded and after a period of five weeks of sleep apnea, there was a 60-fold decrease in the frequency of mating attempts.

Symptoms

People with Sleep Apnea tend to snore loudly Partners of people with sleep apnoea may also notice laboured breathing that occasionally pauses for a long time which then leads to gasping. Waking up in the middle of the night with a very sore and dry throat, tiredness or sleepiness during the day, headaches in the morning, poor concentration, a continual feeling of tiredness, mood changes for happy to0 sad, irritability – can all be caused by a lack of sleep.

Curing Sleep Disorders

If you have a sleep disorder your testosterone levels will be down and so will your energy levels and this will then be reflected in the inability to get an erection and also a lack of interest in sex.

If you think you have sleep Apnea or any form of sleep disorder you need to check it out with your doctor and they will help you overcome this frustrating disorder and get your whole life back on track