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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 938797" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>There are lots of possible causes of nocturia (night time urination). Prostate malfunction can only be ruled out by a digital rectal exam, not a PSA blood test, as these are unreliable. It's pretty unusual to have prostate malfunction as young as 50.</p><p></p><p>One of the more common causes of nocturia is obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, which can occur in people of any age who are normal weight. It's more common in people over 40 and people who are overweight though. It can be caused by structural issues in the nose, mouth and throat, not just by the increased effort of the lungs to inflate when there is a large abdomen in the way.</p><p></p><p>Signs and symptoms of OSA include witnessed snoring or breathing pauses in sleep, excessive daytime sleepiness, nocturia, headache upon awakening, gastric reflux, dry mouth, high blood pressure, T2 diabetes, or depression.</p><p></p><p>If you don't have these other signs or symptoms, then it is probably a long shot, but I like to mention OSA to increase awareness because often doctors don't think of it until it's well advanced. If you think you might have it, ask for a referral for a sleep study.</p><p></p><p>If your nocturia is not caused by diabetes, prostate issues, or OSA, then other causes need to be explored. Nocturia is really disruptive to sleep quality, which will cause other issues like weight gain, fatigue and poor immune function. And it could be an early warning sign of something else, who knows what? It's a diagnostic puzzle but one that your doctor should keep trying to solve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 938797, member: 43498"] There are lots of possible causes of nocturia (night time urination). Prostate malfunction can only be ruled out by a digital rectal exam, not a PSA blood test, as these are unreliable. It's pretty unusual to have prostate malfunction as young as 50. One of the more common causes of nocturia is obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, which can occur in people of any age who are normal weight. It's more common in people over 40 and people who are overweight though. It can be caused by structural issues in the nose, mouth and throat, not just by the increased effort of the lungs to inflate when there is a large abdomen in the way. Signs and symptoms of OSA include witnessed snoring or breathing pauses in sleep, excessive daytime sleepiness, nocturia, headache upon awakening, gastric reflux, dry mouth, high blood pressure, T2 diabetes, or depression. If you don't have these other signs or symptoms, then it is probably a long shot, but I like to mention OSA to increase awareness because often doctors don't think of it until it's well advanced. If you think you might have it, ask for a referral for a sleep study. If your nocturia is not caused by diabetes, prostate issues, or OSA, then other causes need to be explored. Nocturia is really disruptive to sleep quality, which will cause other issues like weight gain, fatigue and poor immune function. And it could be an early warning sign of something else, who knows what? It's a diagnostic puzzle but one that your doctor should keep trying to solve. [/QUOTE]
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