Golf Prevents Death

Golf Prevents Death.
Treating their doze apnea improved middle-aged men's golf games, according to a humble new study. "The degree of improvement was most substantial in the better golfers who have done a higher-class job of managing the technical and mechanical aspects of golf," said study paramount author Dr Marc Benton, medical director of SleepWell Centers of New Jersey, in Madison. Researchers looked at 12 men with an common age of 55 who had moderate to keen obstructive sleep apnea.

The sleep disorder is characterized by frequent episodes of disrupted breathing during sleep. Their golf play was assessed before and after up to six months of a sleep apnea curing called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which helps keep a person's airway kick off by providing a steady stream of air during sleep. The therapy led to less daytime sleepiness and improved sleep-related status of life.