How Sleep Apnea and Snoring Impact Your Health #sleepapnea #shorts

So night laser is a procedure we use to treat both sleep apnea and snoring. And sleep apnea is defined as having episodes where you stop or under breathe for 10 seconds at a time. What happens with sleep apnea is it significantly impairs your ability to get deep sleep. You might feel you're sleeping fine as you fall right to sleep, but then you're having these episodes at night and your sleep is disrupted. And the lack of deep sleep leads to the inability for our brain to clear out toxins. So we look at something called a glymphatic system that does clear out our brain. It helps it kind of regenerate. And deep sleep is important. But also, there's other systems that are affected by sleep apnea, such as the cardiovascular system, the gastrointestinal system, and even the brain.