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Description: People with sleep apnea stop breathing for 10 to 30 seconds at a time while they are sleeping. These short stops in ... more

Sleep Apnea ... breathing can happen up to 400 times every night! The periods of not breathing may make you wake up from deep sleep. If you are waking up all night long, you aren't getting enough rest from your sleep.
There are two kinds of sleep apnea: obstructive apnea and central apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type. Nine out of 10 people with sleep apnea have this type of apnea. If you have this type, something is blocking the passage or windpipe (called the trachea) that brings air into your body. You keep trying to breathe, but you can't get enough air because of the blockage. Your windpipe might be blocked by your tongue, tonsils or uvula (the little piece of flesh that hangs down in the back of your throat). It might also be blocked by a large amount of fatty tissue in the throat or even by relaxed throat muscles.
Central sleep apnea is rare. This type is called central apnea because it is related to the function of the central nervous system. If you have this type of apnea, the muscles you use in breathing don't get the "go-ahead" signal from your brain. Either the brain doesn't send the signal, or the signal gets interrupted

Newest Review: ... a deep sleep. Another remarkable effect of sleep apnea is the common feeling amongst sufferers who travel from point A to ... more

... point B and not remember the journey in between or how they came to be at point B. This often occurs whilst driving or walking, scary isn't it? Well, that is some of the basics about sleep apnea now I will tell you how it affected and still affects me. MY EXPERIENCE ********************* Like most sufferers I didn't know I had it, well you wouldn't would you? It affects you mainly while you are asleep, but I experienced all those things I mentioned before - the grogginess, the early morning headaches...more

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Phantom of the Night: Overcome Sleep Apnea Syndrome - Win Your Hi Pages: 364, Edition: 3, Paperback, New Technology Publishing - Bo ...	£ 20.44	Postage & Packaging: £ 0.00 Availability: refer to shop website
Format: Paperback, ISBN: 9780595432622 Pages: 58, Paperback, iUniverse.com - Books/Subjects/Health, Fami ...	£ 5.08	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website
Format: paperback, Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, ISBN: 0471 Pages: 192, Paperback, John Wiley & Sons - Books/Subjects/Health, ...	£ 6.39	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website
Format: Paperback, ISBN: 9781932603262 Pages: 286, Edition: 4th, Paperback, Demos - Books/Subjects/Healt ...	£ 10.23	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website
Format: Hardback, ISBN: 9780300085440 Pages: 288, Hardcover, Yale University Press - Books/Subjects/Hea ...	£ 18.00	Postage & Packaging: £ 0.00 Availability: refer to shop website
Format: hardback, Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc, ISBN: 1 Pages: 187, Edition: 1, Hardcover, Nova Science Publishers Inc - ...	£ 56.75	Postage & Packaging: £ 0.00 Availability: refer to shop website

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Sleep Apnea: Phantom Of The Night (1907 words)
by I Like Blue - written on 30/09/01 (Very useful, 380 readings)
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It is a silent killer and takes thousands of lives each year. Sleep Apnea, otherwise known as 'The Phantom of the Night'. Ever wondered why so many people die in their sleep? Now I know this is not strictly true in all cases but when proper research was carried out investigating this condition sleep apnea was found to be the cause in a lot of cases. I suffer from sleep apnea. Apnea is a Greek word meaning 'without breath'. Sleeping without breath - sounds deadly doesn't it? It is. However, there is a lot more to sleep apnea than just not breathing whilst sleeping, read on to find out more. A ...

Are you impotent or a snorer? (2032 words)
by offy - written on 16/07/01 (Very useful, 363 readings)
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This is my story of living with a partner with sleep apnoea, the problems it causes for both of us, the things we have tried to alleviate the problem and the disappointments we have had. We all snore occasionally, when we are congested, when we sleep on our backs, when we have had too much to drink, etc. Sleep apnoea is a much more serious problem, which involves the person actually stopping breathing many times a night. If you have the following symptoms then you are likely to have sleep apnoea: •Extremely loud heavy snoring, often interrupted by pauses and gasps •Daytime sleepiness, e.g. falling asleep whilst driving, watching TV, ...

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