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• About Sleep Apnea
  The following articles will help you to learn more about sleep apnea.
  
  
  • What is Sleep Apnea
    Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by the interruption of breathing during sleep. In Greek, apnea literally means "without breath". Sleep apnea can lead to some very serious health issues if left untreated.
    
    
  • A Definition of Sleep Apnea: Causes, Symptoms and Tests
    The most widespread form of sleep apnea is known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Obstructive sleep apnea is a "condition characterized by episodes of stopped breathing during sleep."
    
    
  • Portrait of the Average Person who Suffers from Sleep Apnea
    It is estimated that anywhere from eighteen to twenty-five million individuals suffer from the disorder of sleep apnea, however surprisingly less than a million of these individuals are aware of it..
    
    
  • Sleep Apnea - An Extremely Common and Dangerous Sleep Disorder
    Sleep apnea refers to a sleep disorder characterized by the interruption of breathing during sleep, such that respiration stops for ten or more seconds, cutting off valuable...
    
    
  • Diagnosing Sleep Apnea
    If you have noticed a pattern of heavy snoring, shortness of breath or a choking sensation during the night, then you may have sleep apnea.
    
    
  • Sleep Apnea Can Kill
    Sleep apnea is a common condition that can kill you. Are you a heavy snorer who stops breathing during the night? Get help at your local sleep clinic. All about me.
    
    
  • Sleep Apnea FAQ
    There are many frequently asked questions when it comes to the sleeping disorder known as sleep apnea. Here we look at a few of the most common ones.
    
    
  • The Seriousness of Sleep Apnea
    Some of the people who snore are actually suffering from a condition knows as sleep apnea. A symptom of sleep apnea is snoring, and what is happening is the the snore actually stops breathing while they are asleep.
    
    
• Sleep Apnea Treatments
  
  
  • Dental Appliances that can be of Benefit to Sleep Apnea Sufferers
    Dental appliances or devices can be helpful when it comes to some patients of sleep apnea but not others. In the past doctors were wary of prescribing this treatment option to their...
    
    
  • Alternative Health Therapies
    More and more individuals who suffer from medical conditions are turning to alternative or complementary therapies for an extra boost of help for their symptoms. Before looking to these therapies, one first should start with...
    
    
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  • Heart Complications Related to Sleep Apnea
    Sleep apnea can be dangerous if left untreated as it can lead to other more serious health problems to do with the heart such as high blood pressure, congestive heart failure...
    
    
  • Sleep Apnea and Snoring
    Of all the snoring related physical ailments, arguably the most severe and ironically least understood is a condition called Sleep Apnea.
    
    
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