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Central and Complex Sleep Apnea: A Review of the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Photo by Kuo-Chiao Lin via Unsplash   Central sleep apnea (CSA) may not be as common as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but it is also more difficult to diagnose, making its true prevalence unknown...

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Breaking the Sleep Apnea Stereotype

Photo by Clem Onojeghuo via Unsplash   When people think of sleep apnea, they often think of older, heavier men as a patient stereotype, but anyone can develop the disorder. According to some esti...

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Understanding Sleep Test Terms and Acronyms - A Brief Guide

Photo by Dylan Gillis via Unsplash   Whether you undergo a full sleep study in a lab, or use one of the many home-test options currently available, the resulting data will include terms and acrony...

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Unrecognized Symptoms - You Could Have Sleep Apnea Without Knowing It

Photo by Rodrigo Pereira via Unsplash   According to Sleepapnea.org, an estimated 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, with 80 percent of the cases left undiagnosed. Among those living wi...

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Types of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Events - Definitions and Testing Procedures

Photo by Eunice Stahl via Unsplash   In addition to sleep apnea, there are a number of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) events that can occur regularly and cause further health problems. While som...

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Sleep Apnea and Mortality

Photo by Mayron Oliveira via Unsplash     High profile events like actress Carrie Fisher’s death from sleep apnea in 2016 attract a lot of media attention, but also tend to stir up some confusion ...

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A Comprehensive Glossary of Sleep Apnea Terms

Photo by Authentic Images via Pikwizard   If you’ve been a sleep apnea patient for some time, you may be familiar with the many terms used to describe the disorder’s symptoms, tests, and treatment...

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Sleep Apnea and Thyroid Health - Fighting the Fatigue

Photo by Max Böhme via Unsplash   While gold standard treatments such as PAP therapy are highly effective in reducing or eliminating the symptoms of sleep apnea, no treatment is 100 percent in its...

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