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What is Sleep Apnea?
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Are you feeling sleepy all the time? Do you snore? Is your doctor having a difficult time trea

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Are you feeling sleepy all the time? Do you snore? Is your doctor having a difficult time trea
Sleep Apnea is a condition involving pauses or decreases in breathing during sleep.
These frequent awakenings lead to fragmentation of nighttime sleep.

You may not remember them

There are also cardiovascular consequences of this constant ˆstruggling to breathe.˜
Finally, there are social implications to Sleep Apnea.


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The snoring associated with sleep apne

Sleep apnea is a progressive disease and often gets worse with age.

Weight gain, alcohol, and

Who Gets Sleep Apnea?

A common misconception is that only overweight men that snore loudly have sleep apnea, but the
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Sleep apnea can occur without snoring
Thin people can have sleep apnea

Women can have sleep apnea
Children can have sleep apnea

In other words, anyone can have it. Even skinny women.

Even children.

I Think I Might Have Sleep Apnea, How Do I Find Out If I Have It?

Make an appointment with your primary care physician, or if your insurance allows it, go strai
How Is Sleep Apnea Treated?

There are four main categories of treatment for sleep apnea: Continuous Positive Airway Pressu
The most effective way to treat sleep apnea is with CPAP.

CPAP is a mask worn over the nose a

Surgery can be an effective way to treat sleep apnea. A number of different procedures can be

An oral appliance is a device made by a dentist or an orthodontist designed to pull your lower


Behavioral modifications can help in the treatment of sleep apnea, but are usually the least e

None of these treatment options is ideal, but they all can be useful in treating sleep apnea a

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