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Article: Whole families suffer when one member has sleep apnea; Others kept awake by loud snoring.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 7, 2007
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Byline: Joyce Howard Price, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Sleep apnea marked by loud snoring and patterns of stop-and-start breathing is a potentially life-threatening disorder most commonly found in overweight, middle-age men, but experts say it takes a toll on the entire family.
"Kids are living with a parent who is excessively sleepy and irritable," so they suffer, said Terri E. Weaver, a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing professor who will give the keynote address at the third annual Sleep Apnea Awareness Day lecture today in the District.
"And the spouse or other bed partner of someone with sleep apnea also has his or her quality of life and sleep ...