Sleep Apnea Linked to Memory Loss

When you don’t get enough sleep the night before, the first thing you notice the next day is lethargy, and decreased mental performance. However, many do not realised that their poor memory could also be due to sleep apnea, as a recent  UCLA study has found.

“Sleep apnea can lead to brain tissue loss in the area of the brain that stores memory. The brain damage may be caused by the drops in oxygen level caused by the disruption in breathing during the night. Persistent memory loss even after treatment for sleep apnea suggests long term brain damage. Physicians are experimenting with B1 supplements as a possible treatment for this memory loss. B1 is currently the method used to help alcoholic patients with memory loss.”