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Is c02 levels higher in a person with sleep apnea during awake hours?
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No: Assuming that you don't have any other pulmonary disease, your c02 levels will return to your previous normal when you are awake.
Answered 3/28/2014
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Probably not: Since you are breathing normal during the day the c02 levels should come back to normal unless there is another problem with your breathing...
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