Researchers aren't sure how hormone replacement therapy drugs affect the disorder. But, they say, if doctors can reduce apnea with HRT, they might simultaneously reduce heart disease. This research clearly shows one of the benefits of such therapy. Many scientists have anecdotally thought this might be the case but it has not been scientifically proven. Bixler says the fact that pre- and postmenopausal women displayed nearly the same low rates of sleep apnea stands to show that hormone replacement therapy may have protected the older women from developing sleep apnea.
Future inquiry is required to understand the specifics of the hormone function-sleep apnea dynamic.
Study subjects who stopped napping tend to stop sleeping in during weekends. They also stopped taking sleeping pills, and cut their nighttime bouts with insomnia in half. Cognitive behavioral therapy was combined with good sleep hygiene principals to establish healthier sleep habits. Myths about people's needs and habits concerning sleep were corrected in a study packet. Failing to adequately relax before bed and being overly tuned in to reading or TV were some of the disruptive sleep behaviors that were corrected.