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

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   Risk Factors for Sleep Apnea. There are several risk factors for sleep apnea. These include: Obesity.If you have excess weight or obesity, you may have more fat deposits in your neck that can put ...

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

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   What causes sleep apnea? One of the most common risk factors associated with sleep apnea is obesity. But Wells cautions that it's not just the number on a scale — patterns of weight distribution ...

4. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   Obstructive sleep apnea can affect people regardless of sex, race, or age. [32] However, risk factors include: [33] male gender [33] [34] [18] obesity [33] [34] age over 40 [33] large neck circumference [33] enlarged tonsils or tongue [33] narrow upper jaw [15] small lower jaw [34] tongue fat/tongue scalloping [15] a family history of sleep ...

5. Excessive daytime sleepiness - Wikipedia

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   EDS can be a symptom of a number of factors and disorders. Specialists in sleep medicine are trained to diagnose them. Some are: Insufficient quality or quantity of night time sleep [5] Obstructive sleep apnea [6] Misalignments of the body's circadian pacemaker with the environment (e.g., jet lag, shift work, or other circadian rhythm sleep ...

6. Respiratory arrest - Wikipedia

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   Prolonged apnea refers to a patient who has stopped breathing for a long period of time. If the heart muscle contraction is intact, the condition is known as respiratory arrest. An abrupt stop of pulmonary gas exchange lasting for more than five minutes may permanently damage vital organs, especially the brain .

7. Sleep apnea impacts brain in ways that may affect cognitive ...

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   Past studies show that sleep apnea can increase a person’s risk for several conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and neurological diseases including Alzheimer’s ...