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Article: Snoring by night? Snoring by day? Sounds like sleep apnea. (includes related article on getting treatment)
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- December 1, 1986
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Snoring by Night? Snoozing by Day?
Sounds Like Sleep Apnea
Sleep, even when accompanied by loud snores and snorts, has always been looked upon--almost without question--as a restorer of health. In fact, sleep was deemed so beneficial that until about 20 years ago medical experts didn't realize that some sleepers' snoring might be more a danger sign than a condition to be laughed at or complained about. Similarly , most doctors didn't stop to speculate that inadvertent snoozing during the day might be part of the same condition that caused troublous nighttime sleep.
These two conditions--daytime dozing and disturbed nighttime sleep--are the ...