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Article: Sleep problems: obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- June 6, 2002
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Jun 06, 2002 (New Zealand Pharmacy
ABIX via COMTEX) -- Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is the most common sleep breathing disorder in New Zealand. Some one to four per cent of adult New Zealanders suffer from sleep apnoea, with night sleeping characterised by loud snoring and pauses in breathing while feeling sleepy during the day. Symptoms described by the patient are not enough for a proper diagnosis, which requires a patient to undergo clinical evaluation and overnight sleep monitoring. Treatment options include using a nasal continuous positive airway pressure ...