Severe sleep apnea decreases frequency of nightmare recall
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 05:28
in Health & Medicine
A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) report a significantly lower frequency of nightmares than patients with mild or no sleep apnea, indicating that OSA suppresses the cognitive experience of nightmare recall.