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

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    Obstructive sleep apnea can be categorized as mild, moderate or severe. Mild sleep apnea: 5-15 apnea or hypopnea events per hour ... While Allen acknowledges that untreated sleep apnea can lead to ...

  3. Social Security Disability Insurance - Wikipedia

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    Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government.It is managed by the Social Security Administration and designed to provide monthly benefits to people who have a medically determinable disability (physical or mental) that restricts their ability to be employed.

  4. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    The costs of untreated sleep apnea reach further than just health issues. It is estimated that in the U.S., the average untreated sleep apnea patient's annual health care costs $1,336 more than an individual without sleep apnea. This may cause $3.4 billion/year in additional medical costs.

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

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    Untreated sleep apnea can lead to serious health conditions. Moderate to severe sleep apnea can increase your risk of: High blood pressure. Heart failure. Cardiovascular disease. Stroke. Fatty ...

  6. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    For adults, an AHI of less than 5 is considered normal, an AHI of [5–15) is mild, [15–30) is moderate, and ≥30 events per hour characterizes severe sleep apnea. For pediatrics, an AHI of less than 1 is considered normal, an AHI of [1–5) is mild, [5–10) is moderate, and ≥10 events per hour characterizes severe sleep apnea.

  7. Central hypoventilation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Central hypoventilation syndrome (CHS) is a sleep-related breathing disorder that causes ineffective breathing, apnea, or respiratory arrest during sleep (and during wakefulness in severe cases). CHS can either be congenital (CCHS) or acquired (ACHS) later in life. The condition can be fatal if untreated. CCHS was once known as Ondine's curse.

  8. Sleeping while on duty - Wikipedia

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    A survey by the National Sleep Foundation has found that 30% of participants have admitted to sleeping while on duty. [8] [9] More than 90% of Americans have experienced a problem at work because of a poor night's sleep. One in four admit to shirking duties on the job for the same reason, either calling in sick or napping during work hours.

  9. Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984

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    The Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984 was signed into law by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan on 9 October 1984. Its purpose was to ensure more accurate, consistent and uniform disability determination decisions under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, and to ensure that applicants were treated fairly and humanely. [1]

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