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Sleep Apnea and Medical Marijuana

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Sleep Apnea and Medical Marijuana

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  1. Sleep Apnea and Medical Marijuana www.medicalmarijuana.com | marketing@medicalmarijuana.com

  2. Introduction “Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.”- Thomas Dekker

  3. What is Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts at irregular intervals. There are two types of sleep apnea: obstructive sleep apnea, the more common form that occurs when throat muscles relax, and central sleep apnea, which occurs when your brain doesn’t send proper signals to the muscles that control breathing.

  4. What is Sleep Apnea? Some people may have a combination of the two called, complex sleep apnea. Individuals who suffer from sleep apnea are rarely aware of their difficulty breathing, even upon awakening.

  5. Signs of Sleep Apnea Some major signs of sleep apnea include: • Loud and chronic snoring • Choking • Snorting • Gasping during sleep • Long pauses in breathing • Daytime sleepiness (no matter how much time you spend in bed) • Insomnia • Forgetfulness • Morning headaches and more

  6. Signs of Sleep Apnea If you think you might have sleep apnea, see your doctor. Treatment is necessary to avoid heart problems and other complications.

  7. Treatments of Sleep Apnea There are many different treatments to sleep apnea. Some of which are as simple as: • Sleeping on your side • Propping your head up • Doing throat exercises • Changing your diet • Prescription drugs • CPAP masks • Surgery

  8. How Can Cannabis Help? The journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, researchers at the University of Illinois Department of Medicine reported “potent suppression” of sleep-related apnea in rats administered either exogenous or endogenous cannabinoids.

  9. How Can Cannabis Help? Investigators reported that doses of delta-9-THC and the endocannabinoid oleamide each stabilized respiration during sleep and blocked serotonin-induced exacerbation of sleep apnea in a statistically significant manner. Several recent preclinical and clinical trials have reported on the use of THC, natural cannabis extracts and endocannabinoids to induce sleep and/or improve sleep quality.

  10. First Human Trial Following the positive results of this pre-clinical trial, lead author Dr. David Carley published the first human trial to investigate the effects of THC (dronabinol) on sleep apnea. The results showed an overall reduction in apnea indexes of 32%, despite significant variance between patients.

  11. First Human Trial Even though a 32% reduction is minor when compared to the effectiveness of current treatment options (such as CPAP and oral devices), the authors suggest that cannabinoid medications could still be of benefit to patients who suffer from mild to moderate cases of sleep apnea, and could do so in a much more natural way.

  12. Synthetic Cannabis Pill Currently, researchers are studying a synthetic cannabis based pill, called dronabinol, that might be viable, and a much less intrusive, treatment for sleep apnea if approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

  13. To Learn More: Web: www.medicalmarijuana.com Email: marketing@medicalmarijuana.com

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