Over 40
million people in North America alone are affected by sleep
apnea. Frequent, loud snoring may be a sign of a common but
potentially serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly
stops and starts as you sleep. This is often the result of
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, which causes narrowing or total closure
of the airway during sleep. Each of these pauses in breathing
can last from a few seconds to minutes and may occur up to
30 (or more) times an hour. |