I recently read a snippet which stated that over one third of men who snore experience no sex life.
One might assume that with a person who snores, this simply means that their sleeping partner is in another room, leaving little to no chance for a sexual relationship.
This, however, is not the only or even the biggest reason. Would it surprise anyone to learn that between sixty and eighty percent of those who suffer from sleep apnea experience erectile dysfunction (ED) – the inability to achieve or maintain an erection.
The percentage increases, the worse one’s sleep apnea is. Why is this? A couple of theories abound.
The soundest theory is that when one suffers from sleep apnea, an obstruction that occurs when soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses and in turn blocks the airway during sleep, vital oxygen necessary to health is not properly delivered by the blood.
This in turn can lead to all sorts of health problems including stroke, kidney disease and hypertension (which can eventually lead to heart disease).
For the purposes of ED causes, hypertension would be the culprit. In fact, the most common cause of ED is hypertension (high blood pressure).
Another theory is that if one suffers from even mild sleep apnea, he stops breathing several times per night which, in turn, interrupts REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. It is thought that REM state erections are actually necessary to produce healthy conscious erections.
Snoring can also be an issue. While one doesn’t necessarily stop breathing when one snores (if you can be heard in the next room, you likely have sleep apnea), breathing is still restricted and this in turn leads to less oxygen delivery to the body.
Risk factors for suffering ED due to sleep apnea include: being overweight, over age forty and alcohol or other drug abuse which can depress respiration.
Regardless of your reason for ED, I highly recommend my Erectile Dysfunction program. It’s all natural and most importantly, it works! If you know snoring or mild sleep apnea are a problem for you, I also encourage you to try my Stop Snoring program.
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