{"id":223,"date":"2021-02-10T14:03:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T14:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleeprehab.com\/blog\/?p=223"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:03:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T14:03:36","slug":"sleep-apnea-run-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleeprehab.com\/blog\/sleep-apnea-run-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Sleep Apena Hereditary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of health disorders originate from genetics, and you may be wondering if your Sleep Apnea is hereditary. It could be that you had a parent that struggled with sleeplessness and snoring and now that you&#8217;ve been formally diagnosed, it may have occurred to you that it could run through the family genes.<\/p>\n<p>According to an article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/is-sleep-apnea-hereditary#obstructive-sleep-apnea\">healthline.org<\/a>, &#8220;Research suggests that obstructive sleep apnea is about\u00a0<a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5665\/sleep.1366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">40 percent<\/a>\u00a0attributable to genetics, which means it can be hereditary.&#8221; That is quite a large percentage, especially because the other 60 percent are attributed to environmental and\/or lifestyle-related factors. In short, the more relatives you have with Sleep Apnea, the higher percentage that you will also have Sleep Apnea in your lifetime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sleeprehab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ornate-Hearts-Valentines-Day-Facebook-Post-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleeprehab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ornate-Hearts-Valentines-Day-Facebook-Post-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sleeprehab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ornate-Hearts-Valentines-Day-Facebook-Post-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sleeprehab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ornate-Hearts-Valentines-Day-Facebook-Post.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may have children and are worried about passing Sleep Apnea along to them. The good news is that there is not a clear genetic link related to Sleep Apnea, but according to healthline.org, &#8220;Additionally, it\u2019s been shown that\u00a0<a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/obesity\">obesity<\/a>\u00a0can have underlying genetic causes. Since obesity is a major risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea, this is an indirect way obstructive sleep apnea is hereditary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The important thing to know is that if you can keep your weight at a healthy number, the development or progress of this sleep disorder could subside. However, if you feel like you&#8217;ve tried everything and need a successful solution, at Sleep Rehab we offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sleeprehab.com\/products.html\">variety of non-invasive, non-surgical CPAP alternatives<\/a> to treat Sleep Apnea.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t choose your genes, but you <em>can<\/em> choose a solution to an inevitable problem, and we are here for you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sleeprehab.com\/appointment.html\">Request an appointment<\/a>\u00a0at Sleep Rehab today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of health disorders originate from genetics, and you may be wondering if your Sleep Apnea is hereditary. It could be that you had a parent that struggled with sleeplessness and snoring and now that you&#8217;ve been formally diagnosed, it may have occurred to you that it could run through the family genes. 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