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Sleep Apnea May Cause Nighttime Urination
November 30th, 2009 | 
Author: by David Freeman – HealthDay Reporter | HealthDay
Many doctors unaware the sleep disorder boosts urine production, experts say
“When you ask people about symptoms like snoring and gasping, they tend to say, ‘No, I don’t have them’,” said study author Edward Romero, research coordinator at the Sleep & Human Health Institute in Albuquerque, N.M. “But it’s very easy for them to realize that they wake up at night to go to the bathroom.”
SUNDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — People who wake up during the night to urinate shouldn’t automatically blame a urological problem. Sleep apnea, a breathing-related sleep disorder, could be the cause.
A new study suggests that nighttime urination, or nocturia, is comparable to loud snoring as a marker for obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which soft tissue in the throat blocks the flow of air into the lungs, disrupting sleep.
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