Sorry to be the bearer of worse news but Sleep Apnea heightens COVID risks as well. It is the worst. Even if you’re on a CPAP machine, this essentially just trades lung capacity for heart capacity. The machine weakens your lungs because you aren’t breathing on your own.
https://www.ajmc.com/view/obstructiv...-complications
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was identified as an independent risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulting in hospitalization, according to study findings published last week in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
As a result of researchers examining at-risk populations amid the pandemic, OSA has been identified as a potentially prominent factor contributing to COVID-19 hospitalization. C-reactive protein and procalcitonin were significantly higher in patients who were eventually transferred to critical care units compared with those who were not.
Moreover, the researchers of the present study highlight that OSA is associated with several known risk factors linked with severe COVID-19: body mass index (BMI), diabetes, older age, and male gender.
“Such risk would have substantial effect as OSA is a common disease affecting at least 8% of the population, with higher prevalence in older age groups reaching to over 20% in individuals over 60 years of age,” noted the study authors.
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I read another article that discussed how hypoxia from sleep apnea also increases the likelihood of a cytokine storm as the body goes into overdrive to fight the infection.
I have an uncle who is an anti masking spreadneck conspiracy theorist who has sleep apnea. We’re all protecting his ignorant ass during these times.