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Article: POTPOURRI: Sleep apnea serious ailment

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June 29, 2000
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Sibal, Meg
Filipino Reporter
06-29-2000
POTPOURRI: Sleep apnea serious ailment

MANY individuals who snore may not be aware of it, especially if they sleep
alone, or else, they may even be embarrassed to admit to it, particularly
women who may feel that their femininity is at stake. Nonetheless, snorers
must be made aware that snoring can signal the presence of sleep apnea, a
more serious health hazard.

Sleep apnea represents a condition in which one experiences episodes of
temporary cessation of breathing, lasting 10 seconds or longer, during
sleep. Failure to breathe causes oxygen levels to drop, triggering the
brain to reinstate respiration. Often, there is no memory of these wakeful
arousals the ...

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