Obstructive Sleep Apnea WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of the throat relax during sleep, causing the airway to narrow or close. Breathing is briefly stopped due to this obstruction of the airway.1 This sleep disorder is often found in people who have an airway that is more narrow than normal.2
Fast Facts:
- More than twelve million adults in the United States may have obstructive sleep apnea.3
- Many people do not recall waking up in the night during episodes of apnea.2
- The most common type of apnea is obstructive sleep apnea.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Causes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MedicineNet: What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea and What Causes It?
- ↑ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Sleep Apnea - Who Is At Risk for Sleep Apnea?
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Obstructive sleep apnea facts, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Information, What is obstructive sleep apnea, Sleep apnea, obstructive
- Last update: Jun. 11, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
