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Sleep Apnea Risk Factors

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Risk Factors

Gender. More men than women appear to have sleep apnea. In the U.S., about 4% of men and 2% of women between the ages of 30 - 60 meet the criteria for obstructive sleep apnea. Such people have at lease five episodes of apnea or hypopnea (shallow nighttime breathing) for each hour of sleep plus excessive daytime sleepiness. A much higher percentage has just one of these two conditions.

Sleep apnea actually may be underdiagnosed in women, particularly older women. In general, older wome...

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Expert & Community Posts

Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Childhood obesity is on the rise, and along with the obesity comes other problems --- heart... Read more »

Too Much Sitting Linked to Sleep Apnea

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...common knowledge that obesity is one of the main causes of sleep apnea. How, the, do we account... Read more »

Sleep Apnea Tips

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Most people know that sleep apnea is a leading cause of death from heart attacks and strokes.... Read more »

Sleep Deprived Older Women Have Increased Risk of Falling

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Women who sleep less than five hours a night and who are age 70 or older have an increased risk of... Read more »

What You Should Know About Sleep Apnea: A Guide to the Basics

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...and resume talking as though nothing has happened. Causes of Sleep Apnea One of the main... Read more »

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Health Guide

Sleep Apnea: Prognosis

PrognosisSleep apnea has a strong association with several diseases, particularly those related to the heart and circulation.Adverse Effects of Sleep Apnea on Heart and CirculationResearchers are... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: References

ReferencesBradley TD, Logan AG, Kimoff RJ, Series F, Morrison D, Ferguson K, et al. Continuous positive airway pressure for central sleep apnea and heart failure. N Engl J Med. 2005 Nov... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Causes

...lie between the back of the mouth and the esophagus (food pipe) are one of the most common structural causes of sleep apnea. Enlarged soft palates (the base of the tongue and surrounding throat... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Highlights

Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis

Not all people with suspected sleep apnea require medical tests. Expensive diagnostic efforts are probably not required for individuals who have no other health risk factors and whose... Read more »

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Massively enlarged tonsils can cause episodes of cessation of breathing known as obstructive sleep apnea. Cessation of breathing can last 10 seconds or longer, causing extremely low levels of oxygen in the blood.... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Young children and infants with obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from a new surgical technique. Removing the adenoids,... Read summary »

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