| Millions of people all across the globe suffer from | | | | suffering from sleep apnea may only notive |
| snoring and or sleep apnea. We all know what snoring | | | | symptoms sch as fatigue, depression, sleepiness |
| is - most of us have probably had a less than | | | | during the day, etc. Apnea may be of the |
| favorable experience with a snorer. | | | | obstructive (usually caused by a restriction of the |
| Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a person to | | | | airways) or central (caused by a lapse in the signals |
| temporarily stop breathing during their sleep. The | | | | to breath from the brain) type. |
| period that the person does not breath is called an | | | | Apnea is more common in obese individuals, people |
| apnea, and may last 10 seconds or more. Many | | | | who drink alcohol, and Downs Syndrome patients. If |
| times, patients will not be aware that of these | | | | untreated, sleep apnea can be deadly, as it can cause |
| apneas, even though their sleep is disturbed. Patients | | | | heart failure, brain damage, etc. |