What harm does snoring do to the body?

　　Study finds snoring can cause slow erections and affect sexual quality

　　Snoring is a "cancer" in the bedroom. It not only seriously affects the sleep quality of couples, but is also a neglected "killer" of sex. A new U.S. study finds that snoring can lead to male Hormones and chemicals that control erections are reduced, affecting erectile function.

　　Second Affiliated School of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Huang Xiaojun, deputy chief physician of the Andrology Department, said that the quality of sleep will not only affect a person's mental state, but also affect the body. healthy . If apnea occurs repeatedly during sleep, the person will not be able to obtain enough oxygen, resulting in hypoxia in the body's tissues and hypoxemia. For example, if the blood circulation in the body is not smooth and cannot reach various organs of the body smoothly, the blood needed for penis erection will be "in short supply". The production of nitric oxide enzyme that controls erection is reduced, resulting in slow erection, reduced erection hardness, or the duration of erection is too short, or even the inability to achieve erection.

　　Hypoxia may also inhibit the function of the cerebral cortex, leading to drowsiness, fatigue, and lethargy. At the same time, the level of testosterone in the blood that maintains sexual desire, secondary sexual characteristics, and erectile function decreases, leading to low sexual desire. A growing body of research shows that the more severe the snoring, the worse a man's erectile function. At the same time, snoring by one party often causes disgust and disgust in the other party, which affects the sexual life between the couple and even causes the couple to separate.

　　Huang Xiaojun suggested that patients who snore should be treated sexual dysfunction At the same time, snoring should also be treated.