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obstructive sleep apnea or all essays a potentially life altering and life
threatening breathing disorder that occurs during sleep
felicia causes a person's upper airway to repeatedly collapse causing cessation
of breathing or an apnea
in addition or say also causes an adequate breathing or a high popular in
addition to snoring and ultimately sleep fragmentation
prevalence of all we're saying is estimated at five percent of the adult
population
approximately eighteen million people suffer from sleep fragmentation
resulting in chronic daytime sleepiness
left untreated long-term effects of o_s_i_ include hypertension stroke
cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial infarction
short-term effects include decreased quality of life excessive daytime
sleepiness restful sleep or judgment and concentration morning headaches and
irritability
continuous positive airway pressure or c_ pac is the most widely used treatment
for always say
c pappas typically applied via a nasal mask
seat that delivers the same pressure for the entire breeding cycle could generate
a mechanical barrier or a pneumatic splint to prevent the collapse of the
pharynx