Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Waiting to Exhale (and Inhale) Treatment for sleep apnea can save lives— as well as some marriages
Symptoms of sleep apnea
By Dr. Cynthia Paulis

If you wake up in the morning exhausted and find yourself drowsy, unable to concentrate and irritable during the day, you may be experiencing sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea occurs when a person's breathing is interrupted during sleep. The word apnea comes from the Greek language and literally means "without breath." People with sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times during the night and often for a minute or longer.

Read the full article here.

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