Sunday, July 22, 2007

Sleep Apnea Disorder

Did you know that as many as 1 out of 15 people in the USA suffer from sleep apnea sickness?. This number could even be much higher, but lots of cases are never reported, which means they are never being treated. Possibly one out of 50 Amercians suffer from sleep apnea and do not know it.
Let's take a closer look at sleep apnea sickness and how you can diagnose it. Here are a few of the main symptoms of sleep apnea:
- Snoring - almost everyone with sleep apnea snores, but not everyone who snores has it. Snoring occurs when there is an blockage of air through the nose and mouth.
- Gasping for breath while sleeping - many people with sleep apnea stop breathing anywhere form 5 times an hour and upwards. in severe cases they may stop breathing up to 50 times an View the rest of this article


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