What is the relationship between snoring and hypertension?

Snoring is related to high blood pressure, mainly caused by sleep apnea syndrome. In addition, it may also be related to physiological factors such as improper sleeping posture and excessive fatigue.

1. Hypertension

Secondary hypertension is generally considered to be related to kidney disease, brain lesions, sleep apnea syndrome, and other conditions. Snoring may be caused by sleep apnea syndrome, so there is a certain relationship between snoring and hypertension. Patients with sleep apnea syndrome may exhibit multiple system injuries, while patients with cardiovascular system injuries may exhibit increased blood pressure, heart rate abnormalities, and in severe cases, may also induce sudden cardiac death. In addition, clinical data shows that more than 50% of patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome are associated with hypertension, while approximately 30% of patients with hypertension are also associated with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome.

2. Physiological factors

When the body sleeps improperly, overwork, improper pillow height, obesity, etc., it is easy to induce snoring. Snoring in this type of population is not related to hypertension. It is recommended that patients with hypertension and snoring actively seek medical examination and cooperate with doctors for targeted treatment to avoid delaying the condition.

Plus1Health has two free apps: “Snore Tracker” that can record snoring sounds, and “AFibCheck” that can monitor heart rate; There is also a sleep recorder that can perform sleep monitoring, real-time monitoring of heart rate and respiration, automatically generating sleep reports to help screen for sleep apnea syndrome.

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