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Diagnosing Sleep Apnea
Your spouse and family have told you that you snore and snort (that is stop breathing) during sleep. You are tired all day even though you seemed to have sleep all night. You have researched Sleep Apnea and checked the various symptom checklists. And yes, it seems that you just might be suffering from sleep apnea. What do you do next?
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What is Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles. About 1 in 2,000 Americans is afflicted by this misunderstood disease
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When Sleep Is Unwelcome
Australian researchers have recently unraveled a significant part of the narcolepsy puzzle.
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"SLEEPINESS": What Does It Mean?
Sleepiness, as a word, has a common meaning that falls short of the precision required for its use in describing a medical symptom which everyone can agree on. This is becoming apparent from some recently published research. How we should define sleepiness in an objective and precise way represents a complex issue.
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