by Helen Sanders
At a Glance:
-Sleep apnea is a potentially serious condition that affects an estimated 26 percent of adults.
-Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder which causes the airway to become blocked during sleep, preventing oxygen from entering the lungs.
-There are many risk factors which increase the likelihood of suffering from sleep apnea, and steps you can take to reduce the risk factors and to reduce symptoms.
If you suffer from sleep apnea, it’s highly possible you can’t report very much about your symptoms, because it happens while you are asleep.
For this reason, it is possible many people with sleep apnea may not even know it’s happening to them every night; some sources estimate that 80 percent of people with sleep apnea are undiagnosed.
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