Sleep apnea is underdiagnosed: About 80% don't know

Sleep apnea has serious health consequences, but is easily treatable. But that's only possible if you know about it. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most sufferers.

Short and sweet:

• Approximately 80% of men do not know or are unaware of their existing sleep apnea condition.  
• In women, the number is even higher: over 90% don't know they have sleep apnea.
• Sleep apnea is often not recognized, especially in women, because the symptoms often do not correspond to the classic picture.
• While men tend to focus on loud snoring, women often have problems falling asleep and staying asleep, depression and morning headaches.
• If left untreated, those affected not only suffer from daytime sleepiness, poor concentration and an increased risk of accidents, but in the long term it can also lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes.

A screening like with Snorefox can help to recognize the disease faster and give more options for action. If sleep apnea remains undetected and untreated, the life expectancy of those affected can be reduced by several years.

The Snorefox app can easily be used at home on your own smartphone. Placed on the bedside table, Snorefox uses your smartphone's microphone to determine your risk of sleep apnea based on the sounds of your breathing. 

Here's an easy way to get clarity if you're worried about being one of the many undiagnosed sleep apnea sufferers.