{"id":278,"date":"2019-05-12T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rauchberg.com\/blog\/?p=278"},"modified":"2019-06-12T21:00:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T21:00:30","slug":"3-ways-diet-sleep-apnea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rauchberg.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/12\/3-ways-diet-sleep-apnea\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways Your Diet Might Affect Your Sleep Apnea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You wake up in the morning exhausted, so much so that one cup of coffee just doesn\u2019t do the trick. You have another one when you get to work, but even that doesn\u2019t seem to cut it. Even the third cup in the afternoon doesn\u2019t quite seem to make you alert. You spend the entire day in a haze, more tired than you\u2019ve been in a long time. When you finally get home and make it to bed, you want nothing more than to fall asleep. But sleep doesn\u2019t come. At least not for a while. When it does, you wake up more exhausted than before. Does this sound familiar? Sleep apnea might be to blame for your tiredness and restless sleep, and caffeine is not the way to treat it. Read on to learn 3 ways that your diet might be affecting your sleep apnea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What is Sleep Apnea?<\/h2>\n

Sleep apnea occurs when you stop breathing for ten or more seconds at a time while asleep. This usually happens when muscles and tissue in the throat relax and block the airway. Because you are asleep, you don\u2019t know when these episodes are happening, so it can be hard to diagnose yourself, especially if you live alone. There are a few symptoms you can watch out for:<\/p>\n