Before sleep apnea can be treated, it needs to be properly diagnosed. After all, how can you truly find a solution for your sleep disorder if you don’t know for sure what kind of disorder it is? In order to make such a diagnosis, your doctor will have to gather as much information as possible about your sleep habits; to that end, a sleep diary can be an invaluable tool. If you have any reason to think you might not be sleeping as soundly as you could at night, read on to learn how a sleep diary could help you narrow down the nature of your problem.

There’s a difference between your chronological age and your biological age; the first is the number of years you’ve been alive while the second is how old your body actually seems based on changes in your chromosomes and other factors. Needless to say, having a biological age that’s significantly higher than your chronological age can be harmful for your health in the long run – and if you have a sleep disorder, your body could be aging at an accelerated rate without you even realizing it. Read on to learn how recent studies have linked aging to sleep-disordered breathing – and what you can do to protect yourself!