Low Testosterone And Sleep Apnea
Have you ever stopped breathing in your sleep?
Or maybe found yourself taking shallow breaths of air that you’d normally consider insufficient breathing patterns if you’d heard them?
Do you stop breathing up to 30 times per hour while your off frolicking somewhere in la-la land?
Oh, you don’t?
Well, here’s the deal…
Most people who exhibit these patterns while they sleep don’t actually know it…
In fact, they think that they slept just fine!
Allow me to repeat…
There are many men in the world, maybe even you, who stop breathing up to 30 times per hour while they’re “asleep” and still think they’re getting a good rest at night…
Call me crazy, but I think that’s a MAJOR problem.
So what’s the diagnosis on this sleep disorder?
Well, you’ve probably heard of it before.
It’s called sleep apnea and tens of millions of people are diagnosed with it each year.
And I’m sure you know the effects of poor sleep, right?
Naturally, your quality of life suffers…
You’re tired more often…
You spend hours of your day trying to think clearly through a fuzzy brain fog…
Your mood suffers…
Your energy suffers…
The list goes on and on.
And more alarming than all of the above is this – according to several studies, people who are diagnosed with severe sleep apnea consistently have a higher mortality rate than those who don’t…
That’s serious stuff, which is why I hope you won’t be quick to brush off sleep apnea as irrelevant to you.
And even though I hope that a greater likelihood of death would cause you to take your sleep health more seriously, I want to point out another reason why it’s important to find a remedy for sleep apnea.
See, for men, sleep apnea poses a particular problem…
Because sleeping disorders in general and sleep apnea in particular lower testosterone levels in men.
Sleep Apnea Lowers Testosterone Levels
Eating poorly will cause your testosterone levels to suffer…
Not exercising will do the same…
But of all the things that are vying to stunt your testosterone health, a poor night’s sleep is the worst of them.
See, most of your testosterone is produced while you sleep…
Somewhere around 70% to be exact.
And most men can produce all the testosterone they need on a nightly basis, but only if they achieve consistent deep and restorative sleep.
In a study involving 12 healthy men, testosterone levels were measured after the subjects were held to consistent sleep patterns each night (which were just their average sleeping patterns).
The result was an obvious one…
Men who slept for 8 hours or more had the highest testosterone levels…
And every hour under that suffered by 15% per hour.
And so it also figures that when sleep apnea enters the conversation, we can rightly conclude that low testosterone and sleep apnea are linked.
In a recent study, published by the Asian Journal of Andrology, researchers concluded that the increase of testosterone while you sleep requires at least 3 hours of shut-eye “with a normal architecture.”
Without having, at the very least those 3 straight hours of sleep, you can forget about increasing your testosterone levels at all – and as a result you can expect them to be on the low end, because like I mentioned above, your body isn’t producing much testosterone outside of the fortress that is your mattress and pillow…
And if you struggle with sleep apnea (whether diagnosed or undiagnosed), I’m going to be blunt…
You’re not getting those hours you need in order to produce testosterone in your sleep.
And the rest of your day will only get worse…
Because if your T-count is high at the beginning of the day (which may require some help), you won’t notice much of the effects of them dropping off by the end of the day…
But if your testosterone levels are low to start the day, you can expect them to be downright pathetic by the time lunch rolls around – and you and everyone else will notice.
But here presents another problem…
Sleep apnea causes low testosterone…
But low testosterone also causes sleep apnea.
Now that’s a perpetually vicious cycle if I’ve ever heard one.
So you see, low testosterone and sleep apnea are about as wrapped up under the covers as you and your wife are…
But if you don’t get enough sleep to have healthy testosterone levels, you can change that “are” to “used to,” because well, sleep apnea hinders your manliness.
Effects Of Sleep Apnea On Your Manliness
Sleep apnea basically commits a crime against your testosterone levels…
Which presents a major problem for men…
You know that thing that you say to your wife (or maybe used to say)…
“Honey, let’s go to bed,” with a bit of a smirk on your face and a twinkle in your eye…
Well, sleep apnea takes “let’s go to bed,” and makes it literal…
No longer a euphemism for sex.
Why?
Because when you can’t sleep, your “manliness” does…
Or to be more frank, sleep apnea causes erectile dysfunction.
Erectile Dysfunction
A 2009 study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, found that 69% of male participants (401 participants in total) who were diagnosed with sleep apnea also had erectile dysfunction.
Another study published by The Aging Male in 2016, showed similar results…
In a sample size of 24 men with sleep apnea, 63% of them had erectile dysfunction.
Also, the largest study to date, testing low testosterone and sleep apnea concluded that sleep apnea is a major risk factor for erectile dysfunction.
The stats are in, fellas…
Lack of sleep is causing lack of sex among millions of men everywhere.
The sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction connection could be due to a variety of causes…
The first cause most likely being low testosterone.
Because when your testosterone is low, your libido is going to be low as well…
There aren’t any disputes there.
Without a healthy amount of testosterone, you’re not going to be able to get it up.
Another reason sleep apnea could be causing erectile dysfunction is because you aren’t breathing like you should when you sleep, so your body is generally getting less oxygen than it needs to function at its best.
The secret to strong erections, better libido and on par performance in bed is this: Oxygen must be delivered to the cells in high quantities…
Meaning that the ultimate aphrodisiac is oxygen…
See, plenty of oxygen seems to get a man’s motor started and oxygen-rich blood keeps it going, with its peak being when you get an erection.
In this study, which examined the relationship between oxygen and erectile dysfunction, researchers saw a direct correlation between the two…
Higher oxygen levels meant higher testosterone and therefore, better erections.
Lower oxygen levels meant lower testosterone and therefore, shriveled libido.
The more oxygen that is available in your bloodstream, the harder and longer your erections will be…
But if you’re having trouble sleeping, and quit breathing up to 30 times an hour like many sleep apnea victims, your blood won’t be rich with oxygen and you’ll come up short in the bedroom…
Which could result in a shortage in other ways, too.
Infertility
Low testosterone and sleep apnea can cause erectile dysfunction…
But this combination won’t only stunt your ability to get bigger in bed, but it’ll likely stunt your family growth as well.
The first reason is obvious…
If you can’t get it up, you won’t be able to have children…
But secondly, sleep apnea can lower your sperm count, making it even more difficult for you and your spouse to make your own baseball team (sleep apnea causes women to be less fertile also).
A recent study tested intermittent hypoxia treatments (which mimics sleep apnea) in a group of mice for 6 hours a day over the course of 60 days…
Afterward, the mice performed in a “mating trial” to determine if they would maintain fertility or lose it after the hypoxia treatment.
The results showed that after the treatment (which again, mimics sleep apnea), there was increased testicular oxidative stress in the mice and their sperm motility was significantly reduced…
Listen, guys…
Sperm counts in men have been on a decline for the past couple of decades…
Is it a coincidence that we’re seeing this decline at the same time that men are getting less sleep than ever before?
In a time when 5-6 hours is becoming the norm, and sleep disorders are at their highest?
I don’t think so.
Less sleep in general…
Less quality of sleep in specific…
Less testosterone…
Less sperm.
We need a solution, and fast.
Obesity
The connection between low testosterone and sleep apnea gets even more diabolical when you throw obesity into the mix.
For years studies have proven a direct link between men and women who struggle to sleep and the weight gain that occurs as a result…
The prevalence of sleep apnea in obese adults is nearly twice that of those at a healthy weight…
See, if you don’t sleep well, your body won’t be at its best working condition…
You won’t have the energy to burn fat, your metabolism will turn ice cold and the consequence, of course, is fat storage and retention.
But weight gain can also cause sleep apnea because of increased fat storage in the tissues that surround your upper airways…
Making your new weight gain even more of a reason that you can’t sleep at night.
This is yet another unrelenting cycle of destruction towards your manliness and overall quality of life that you need to avoid at all costs…
If I were to summarize the vicious cycle of sleep apnea I’d say it like this: Sleep apnea lowers testosterone and low testosterone causes worse sleep apnea. Worse sleep apnea causes weight gain and weight gain also causes sleep apnea and it causes low testosterone, which causes more sleep apnea…
And so the cycle continues…
Keep reading to find out how to break this cycle today or click here now.
Signs You May Have Sleep Apnea
So like I mentioned earlier, lots of people with sleep apnea don’t actually realize they have sleep apnea…
In fact, men who don’t realize they have sleep apnea are suffering the consequences of it (low testosterone, low libido, infertility, weight gain) and they don’t even know it!
But here are some good indicators for you to know:
- loud snoring
- periods where you go without breathing while you sleep
- waking up with shortness of breath
- waking up with dry mouth or a sore throat
- headaches in the morning
- difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep
- feeling drowsy throughout the day
- difficulty concentrating
- increased irritability
Now, I understand that some of these need to be witnessed by a third party, but take a close look again at the list and consider these symptoms of sleep apnea…
Has your spouse ever told you that you snore?
Have you caught yourself waking up gasping for air?
Do you have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep?
After a close look at this list, I think you’ll find that you probably notice a few of these patterns in your own life.
And you need to do something about it before you fall into the vicious cycle of sleep apnea.
What To Do About It
Even though sleep apnea is a daunting enemy, there are ways to take it down…
First, I recommend shutting down social media, turning off the television and staying away from anything that’ll keep your mind racing as you’re trying to fall asleep…
You could even practice something called a “brain dump.”
Which means that an hour or so before you go to bed, write down everything important that’s on your mind on a sheet of paper…
This way you aren’t subconsciously trying to remember something that’ll keep prodding you from a quality night of sleep.
Also, you want to try and keep your room temperature cool…
If your bedroom is too hot, you’ll toss and turn all night, and your sleep will suffer as a result…
So turn the air conditioning on a little lower than you normally would, take off that extra thick comforter and replace it with one that breathes better…
Do whatever you need to do to keep it chilly in your bedroom.
Next, I recommend checking your sleep position.
The position of your neck has effect on your airways, which of course, impacts how you breathe while you sleep…
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, sleeping on your side while using a pillow to slightly prop your head upward is usually the best sleep position to alleviate sleep apnea symptoms…
Another option is to sleep on your stomach as opposed to your back as sleeping on your back causes your tongue to press against the back of your throat, making it more difficult for you to breathe.
The Plan For Sleeping Success
Men, sleep apnea has some nasty implications for your life if you don’t proactively guard yourself against it…
Which is why I want you to check out a solution called Anabolic Sleeping.
With Anabolic Sleeping, we give you the entire program you need to ensure that you’re getting a longer quantity and a better quality of sleep each and every night…
Also Anabolic Sleeping fights against the low testosterone and sleep apnea connection with a guarantee to boost your testosterone levels while you sleep…
This way you don’t have to worry about low testosterone, low libido, infertility, unwanted weight gain or the other side effects that come with sleep disorders.
This program is designed to help you get the most out of your sleep…
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Sweet dreams!
– Joe LoGalbo