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  2. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    Sleeping supine (on one's back) is also represented as a risk factor for OSA. Clearly, gravity and loss of tongue and throat tone as a person enters deep sleep are clear and obvious factors contributing to OSA developing. But this explanation is also confounded by the presence of neck obesity.

  3. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    More than half of people with obstructive sleep apnea have some degree of positional obstructive sleep apnea, meaning that it gets worse when they sleep on their backs. [69] Sleeping on their sides is an effective and cost-effective treatment for positional obstructive sleep apnea. [69]

  4. Supine position - Wikipedia

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    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a form of sleep apnea that occurs more frequently when throat muscles relax [7] and is most severe when individuals are sleeping in the supine position. Studies and evidence show that OSA related to sleeping in the supine position is related to the airway positioning , reduced lung volume , and the inability of ...

  5. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    among things held back: Used to describe documents kept separately from the regular records of a court for special reasons. in saecula (saeculorum), in saeculum saeculi: roughly: down to the times of the times: forever (and ever); liturgical in saeculo: in the times: In the secular world, esp. outside a monastery, or before death. in salvo: in ...

  6. Experts Reveal the Worst Sleeping Position If You Have ... - AOL

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    Some are able to address the root issue of their sleep-induced lower back pain by reexamining their sleeping habits and the actual bed itself, working to appropriately cope with pain in the meantime.

  7. Snoring - Wikipedia

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    Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. Snoring during sleep may be a sign, or first alarm, of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Research suggests that snoring is one of the factors of sleep deprivation.

  8. Sleep disorder - Wikipedia

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    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a medical disorder that is caused by repetitive collapse of the upper airway (back of the throat) during sleep. For the purposes of sleep studies, episodes of full upper airway collapse for at least ten seconds are called apneas. [90]

  9. Catathrenia - Wikipedia

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    Catathrenia or nocturnal groaning is a sleep-related breathing disorder, consisting of end-inspiratory apnea (breath holding) and expiratory groaning during sleep.It describes a rare condition characterized by monotonous, irregular groans while sleeping. [1]