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apnoeic

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adj.1.same as apneic.
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Adj.1.apnoeic - of or relating to apnea


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Secondly, closure of the airway and an apnoeic interval during the pharyngeal phase prevents the bolus being sucked towards the negative pressure within the airway and finally, the sequential stripping action of the superior, middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictors moves the bolus into the upper oesophagus.
It used to be thought that apnoeic snoring had absolutely no acute effects on brain function but this is plainly not true," said New South Global Professor Caroline Rae, the lead author of the study.
Her son Oliver suffered from the start from deafness and respiratory problems, including apnoeic attacks, which halted breathing up to 60 times a day.
 
 
 
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