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A healthy and regular sleep plays an effective role in weight loss. Problems such as sleep apnea can cause metabolism to slow down and weight gain. Dr. Tugrul Saygi a chin-face prosthesis specialist who is working on the treatment of snoring, said, “Researches shows that less than 6 hours of sleep causes weight gain and increases the risk of obesity in individuals by 45%. Sleep apnea is at the top of list of reasons which cause weight gain.”

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İSTANBUL (TR) - Every year, people's desire to lose weight and get into shape increases with the approach of summer. The most effective known methods of losing weight is a designed -appropriate diet and exercise for each individual, on the other hand researches by experts pointed out that a healthy and regular sleep is a major factor in weight loss. A specialist in jaw and facial prosthetics who works on the treatment of snoring, Dr. Tugrul Saygı, stated that despite having the appropriate diet and exercise sleep problems my prevent you from losing weight, “While the hormonal balance of people who cannot sleep enough is disrupted, this reduces the metabolic rate and stops weight loss. Researches shows that less than 6 hours of sleep causes weight gain and increases the risk of obesity in individuals by 45%. At the of reasons for weight gain is sleep apnea.”

Watch out from lubrication in the neck area 

Dr. Tugrul Saygı said that the main cause of insufficient sleep is sleep apnea and continued “Snoring and sleep apnea, which cause intermittent as well as frequent divided sleep, make it difficult to lose weight, and the person gains weight despite eating in a healthy way. Weight gain is caused by snoring and sleep apnea, which reduces the quality of sleep and reduces the secretion of hormones such as lectin, melotonin, which are secreted during sleep. In addition, people with snoring and sleep apnea avoid work that requires effort because they constantly feel tired during the day, which is one of the factors that facilitates weight gain. The incidence of sleep apnea in people with weight problems (obese) is 70%. Especially if there is lubrication in the neck area, this can narrow the person's airway. Because sleep apnea occurs when the respiratory is blocked while sleeping, symptoms can increase in parallel with weight gain.”

It is possible to get rid of sleep apnea with a snoring prosthesis

Dr. Tugrul Saygı said, “It is possible to get rid of sleep apnea, which is one of the biggest causes of unhealthy sleep, with a snoring prosthesis. Snoring prosthesis, which is effective in 90-95% of our patients, successfully opens the blocked respiratory tract and prevents the formation of snoring and sleep apnea. Among our  patients who suffer from obesity , those who are treated improve their quality of sleep and ease the processes of weight loss. The prosthesis, which is prepared according to the person, does not require any surgical intervention and is only used during sleep.”