By JanCast2007
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According to the National Institutes of Health, sleep apnea affects more than twelve million people in America alone. Derived from the Greek language the word apnea literally means “without a breath”, so combined that with sleep apnea and you have a sleep disorder that is characterized by an interruption of breathing while a person is sleeping. Some people with sleep apnea can stop breathing while sleeping hundreds of times during the course of a night. Once a person has been diagnosed with sleep apnea, they will have to incorporate some lifestyle changes in order to deal with sleep apnea; and, if their condition is severe, it may warrant surgical correction.
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grouch said
on 12/7/2007 Needed informaion. Thanks a bunch. For those people who feel that they just could not wear the mask for a breathing device there is another option that covers the nose only and allows for a not so close feeling.