Article: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM?; NOW, SLEEP APNEA PATIENTS CAN BREATHE EASY - AND GET A GOOD NIGHT'S REST.(L.A. LIFE)(Statistical Data Included)

Byline: Carol Bidwell Daily News Staff Writer

Sleeping. Nodding off. Catching some Z's. Whatever the term, it describes that sensation of floating off into nothingness, leaving the pressures and cares of the day behind as you cuddle under a comforter or bundle beneath a blanket.

Most humans spend about one-third of their lives sleeping - or trying to.

Although dropping off to sleep seems the most natural thing in the world for most of us, an estimated 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep problems. They either can't get to sleep or can't stay asleep; and some - afflicted with a potentially dangerous disorder called obstructive sleep ...

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