{"id":355,"date":"2025-12-11T21:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleepsolutionstopeka.com\/blog\/?p=355"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:31:11","slug":"nighttime-urination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleepsolutionstopeka.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/11\/nighttime-urination\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Sleep Apnea Impact Nighttime Urination & Bedwetting?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the majority of cases, the topic of bedwetting is associated with children. In fact, approximately \u00bc of children face this issue. Most of the time, kids grow out of this as they get older and their bladders become more developed. However, research suggests that 1-2% of adults also run into this problem. This is often related to an underlying condition, like sleep apnea. Read on to learn more about the relationship between sleep apnea<\/a> and nighttime urination as well as your treatment options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Does Sleep Apnea Cause Nighttime Urination & Bedwetting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder that causes one to frequently start and stop breathing throughout the night. In fact, a study found that as many as 7% of people with obstructive sleep apnea experience bedwetting. This can become more frequent as sleep apnea worsens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nighttime urination, also known as \u201cnocturia,\u201d is the regular urge to get up to urinate in the night. About half of people who have obstructive sleep apnea experience nocturia, so there appears to be a link between the two, but the cause isn\u2019t completely known. Some propose that having low oxygen levels from sleep apnea puts stress on the bladder, releasing hormones known to increase urine production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can Nocturia Be Prevented?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just because you experience nocturnal urination or bedwetting doesn\u2019t mean that you have sleep apnea, so it\u2019s important to bring this up with a professional to get to the root of the problem. If sleep apnea is suspected, you need to undergo a sleep test. If your results indicate sleep apnea, there are a variety of treatment options to help you get relief. Here are some of the most common ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n