Why Men Ignore Prostate Symptoms for Too Long

Added: 2026-06-06

[00:00:00]Well, I think firstly, men just make adjustments. You know, they stop drinking as much caffeine, don't have that second beer, >> [music] >> and just start to plan their trips around where are the toilets cuz they start getting anxious about being somewhere and not being able to go. The second thing [music] is sleep. And I think people really don't realize how detrimental it can be to be waking up at night multiple times >> [music] >> to your quality of sleep and the depth of sleep that you obtain. I think wearables are really good in this sense.

[00:00:31]You can get an idea or get a sleep score and figure out what am I doing, how am I sleeping, and [music] this can have a massive impact on your quality of life the next day. And urine troubles is a major thing in older men [music] compromising sleep quality.

[00:00:47]Finally, I think people try medications and they get some resolve, but they're not really happy still. They're on the medications and either the side effects are bothering them, like it affects [music] their sexual function, or they're taking it, but they're still having pretty bad symptoms. Now, I think what's [music] next? Well, the next thing they're offered normally is surgery and they're scared of surgery.

[00:01:09]So, they accept being in this kind of bad quality of life for many [music] years before they finally get sick of it and do something about it.