sleep apnoea

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sleep apnoea

(Medicine) the temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, which in some cases is due to obstruction of the upper airway by enlarged tonsils, uvula, etc., causing the sufferer to snore loudly and fight for breath

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No references found			Doctors at University of Queensland and the Princess Alexandra Hospital assessed the snoring of 20 patients with sleep apnoea by first recording it. Snoring may help diagnose sleep disorder by Asian News International Obstructive sleep apnoea occurs when soft tissue in the back of the airway collapses and blocks it. Fat drivers in sleep risk; HEALTH by The Mirror (London, England) Byline: HYWEL TREWYN A WORLD expert in sleep disorders will today warn obese people they might be at higher risk of road accidents because of a related sleep condition Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) occurs when soft tissue in the back of the airway collapses and blocks it, causing interruption in breathing lasting 10 seconds or more. Safety warning to obese drivers by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			sleazebag sleazeball Sleaziness sleazo sleazoid sleazy sled sled dog sledder sledding sledge sledge dog sledge-hammer sledgehammer sledging Slee sleek sleek down sleek over sleekit sleekly sleekness Sleeky sleep sleep apnea sleep apnoea sleep around sleep deprivation sleep disorder sleep disturbance sleep hygiene sleep in sleep late sleep movement Sleep of plants sleep off sleep on sleep out sleep over sleep talking sleep terror disorder sleep through sleep together sleep with Sleep-at-noon Sleep-charged sleep-in sleep-learning sleep-talk sleeper sleeper cell			Sleep and Health Research Lab Sleep and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory sleep apnea sleep apnea sleep apnea sleep apnea sleep apnea Sleep Apnea Airway Management System Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index sleep apnea syndrome sleep apnea syndrome sleep apnea syndrome sleep apnea syndrome Sleep apnea syndromes Sleep apnea syndromes Sleep apnea syndromes Sleep apnea-hipopnea sindrome Sleep apnea-hipopnea sindrome Sleep apnea-hipopnea sindrome Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome Sleep Apnea/Hypopnoea Syndrome Sleep Apnea/Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Sleep apnia Sleep apnia Sleep apnia sleep apnoea Sleep Apnoea Association of New Zealand sleep architecture sleep around sleep around sleep around sleep around sleep around sleep around the clock Sleep Associated Breathing Disorders sleep at Sleep at Night Factor sleep attack sleep away Sleep bruxism Sleep bruxism Sleep bruxism Sleep Button Sleep cycle Sleep cycle Sleep cycle Sleep Dep Sleep Dep Sleep deprevation Sleep deprevation Sleep deprivation Sleep deprivation Sleep deprivation Sleep deprivation Sleep Deprivation Headache Sleep Diagnostics of Northern Michigan

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