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Can long-term untreated sleep apnea decrease IQ/intelligence?

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Untreated obstructive sleep apnea reduces your scores on most cognitive testing scales. One of the things it reduces is 'executive function'. You should read up on this on pubmed. read more

But if your IQ as a child was average, somewhere around 90 to 100, and you had sleep apnea that went untreated and lost 8-10 points, that could potentially place you one standard deviation below normal,” Gozal said. read more

Although it is a time when your body rests and restores its energy levels, sleep is an active state that influences both your physical and mental states. Insufficient restful sleep can result in sundry health problems. Increase your child's IQ. A study shows there is a great way to enhance a child's intelligence, by encouraging healthy sleep patterns while he is a baby. read more

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