Wednesday, November 26, 2008

What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition that is far more common than realised by people. Apnoea is a condition where breathing stops for 10 seconds or more.

Prevalence studies done in Singapore have estimated OSA to affect 15 per cent of the people. Being a common disease, OSA poses a major public health problem. Men are 2.0 to 3.7 times as likely as women to suffer from OSA."

Hope this sheds some light about Sleep Apnea.

I've got a fr.ee report on my website that packs some great awareness shifts about snoring and its health hazards. Please click on "7 Signs To Identify If Your Snoring Issue Is Causing Major Health Hazards".

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