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What is sleep apena?
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Breathing problem: Its an upper airway problem where your airway gets partially blocked when you sleep and that affects your breathing and oxygenation to the point that you will be constantly waking up (without noticing) all night to improve your breathing. That will cause you to have an ineffective sleep and cause tiredness throughout the day. On the long run, it causes hypertension and heart problems
Answered 3/25/2016
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