Monday, December 15, 2008

Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder


Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder, also known as sleep apnea, causes the sufferer to stop breathing during the night for periods lasting from 30 seconds to 2 minutes, upto 400 times per night. The sufferers are divided into two groups 1) The 2/3 who feels exhausted by day and 2)1/3 who cannot fall asleep at night. Often this associated with people who are overweight, suffer from coronary artery disease or have had strokes

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