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  2. What is Sleep Apnea? Symptoms & Treatment Options - AOL

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    Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than 20 percent of people in the United States. It happens when your breathing temporarily stops while you sleep. Depending on the severity ...

  3. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    A large analysis in 2019 of the estimated prevalence of OSA found that OSA affects 936 million—1 billion people between the ages of 30–69 globally, or roughly every 1 in 10 people, and up to 30% of the elderly. [28] Sleep apnea is somewhat more common in men than women, roughly a 2:1 ratio of men to women, and in general more people are ...

  4. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    A recent meta-analysis of 24 epidemiological studies on the prevalence of OSA in the general population aged 18 and older revealed that for ≥ 5 apnea events per hour, OSA prevalence ranged from 9% to 38%, specifically ranging from 13% to 33% in men and 6% to 19% in women, while in the population aged 65 and older, OSA prevalence was as high ...

  5. Sleep apnea: causes, symptoms, treatments, and how it ... - AOL

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    "This metric helps your doctor determine the severity of your sleep apnea and can help guide treatment choices." Obstructive sleep apnea can be categorized as mild, moderate or severe. Mild sleep ...

  6. Central sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    The conditions of hypoxia and hypercapnia, whether caused by apnea or not, trigger additional effects on the body.The immediate effects of central sleep apnea on the body depend on how long the failure to breathe endures, how short is the interval between failures to breathe, and the presence or absence of independent conditions whose effects amplify those of an apneic episode.

  7. What Is Low Testosterone & What Causes It? - AOL

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    Obstructive sleep apnea. Due to its effects on sleep duration and quality, obstructive sleep apnea may result in reduced pituitary hormone production, low testosterone production, and an increased ...

  8. Sleep surgery - Wikipedia

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    The Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, a longitudinal study of the natural history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), found that of a random sample (602 employed men and women, 30–60 years old) the prevalence of OSA (5 or more events/hr) was 9% for women and 24% for men. However, the study found that among sleepy patients in this group, 2% of women ...

  9. What Is Sleep Apnea? Your Complete Guide - AOL

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    Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than 20 percent of people in the United States. It happens when your breathing temporarily stops while you sleep. Depending on the severity ...

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