If you experience frequent nighttime urination (Nocturia), then it is a clear sign that there is something wrong with your urinary system. However, blaming it on the bladder or other vital constituents of the urinary system alone is not the right way. You should be able to identify the cause of triggering such frequent night trips to the bathroom.

Many new studies are pointing out that there is a definite link between nighttime urination and sleep apnea. The studies have concluded that about a majority of the patients with sleep apnea report frequent urination at night.

Nocturia is commonly attributed to sleep loss and can interfere with the normal cycles of sleep. This can cause various health issues to develop in the individual over time. The studies have found out that the rate of urination is higher for patients with sleep apnea. This means that they experience frequent interruptions during sleep that can hinder their sleep quality and leave them fatigued in the following days. Nocturia can voluntary awake a person to empty the bladder.

Researchers earlier thought the problem to be caused due to a full bladder. They did not see any role of sleep issues in regards to the problem and were convinced it was caused due to other factors. However, the number of patients diagnosed with frequent nighttime urination had sleep apnea and this led the study into a new direction. It was also not treated at the right time since the cause remains undiscovered.

Actually, the way sleep apnea cause Nocturia is based entirely on several physiological effects. If you suffer from sleep apnea, the tissues and muscles of your throat can become relaxed causing obstructions in the airway. This leads to a decrease in the oxygen reaching the lungs and to other parts most importantly the brain. This can result in a drop in heart rate, constriction of blood vessels, acidic content in the blood, etc.

The heart can interpret these changes as excess fluid in the system. It then signals a hormone signaling the kidneys to release the urine collected in the bladder, thus causing you the urge to urinate. However, the problem of frequent nighttime urination, if caused due to sleep apnea, can resolved by the use of various kinds of snoring devices such as a CPAP machine. It can act as an effective snoring remedy to prevent any kind of obstruction in the airways, thus reducing the chances of sleep disruptions, and limiting the incidences of nighttime urination.