{"id":45,"date":"2025-04-16T14:45:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleepmedsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:48:50","slug":"sleep-apnea-and-adult-bedwetting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleepmedsolutions.com\/blog\/sleep-apnea-and-adult-bedwetting\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Bedwetting: What Causes It & How Can You Address It?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As an adult, bedwetting can be an extremely concerning symptom of a number of medical conditions. What many people don\u2019t know is that this symptom is a common sign of sleep apnea<\/a>, which is a health issue that is often accompanied by frequently waking up to urinate throughout the night. Continue reading to assess what could be causing nighttime urination and what type of treatment can address your concern. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is Nocturia & How is It Related to Sleep Apnea?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nocturia is the clinical term for what most people would call frequent nighttime urination, or if it occurs while you\u2019re still asleep, bedwetting. This condition can be caused by other medical conditions, but studies have found an association between obstructive sleep apnea and nocturia in adults as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers have examined this connection more closely to find out why<\/em> OSA can lead to nighttime urination, and one of the hypotheses is that low oxygen intake due to airway obstruction can put additional stress on the bladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you don\u2019t receive enough oxygen due to airway obstruction, your pituitary gland may not be as effective at releasing certain hormones, like the antidiuretic hormone, which signals the body to absorb more water, keeping it from going to the bladder. If this hormone isn\u2019t secreted at the rate it normally is, you could notice an uptick in nighttime urination due to your body producing more urea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Signs of Sleep Apnea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to nighttime urination, some other symptoms of sleep apnea include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n