apnea
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“Lots of people are reluctant to let a stranger watch them sleep,” said Dr. Michael Coppola, a former president of the American Sleep Apnea Association who is now the chief medical officer at NovaSom.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2014
Apnea is measured on the apnea/hypopnea index — how many times an hour a person stops or nearly stops breathing for at least 10 seconds.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2014
Generation Apnea The evolutionary mistake that chokes millions of people every night.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2012
Q. RE: Sleep Apnea: Prudie, I believe that you are a bit confused as to what sleep apnea is.
From Slate • Jan. 17, 2012
Apnea has been linked to heart disease, but a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that it also significantly raises the risk of strokes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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