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Apnea is a Greek word that means "without breathe".
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Apnea occurs when people actually stops breathing while sleeping, which usually causes them to wake up.
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However, in Surkin's practice over the last six months, the doctor has been using at-home devices from Watermark Medical called the Apnea Risk Evaluation System, or Ares, to test dozens of his patients for obstructive sleep apnea.
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If you're one of the 18 million Americans who suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA, you know that one of the most helpful forms of treatment is the CPAP machine.
Dr. Michael J. Breus: The Hat Trick for CPAP Dr. Michael J. Breus 2011
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Apnea monitor: this monitor alerted Aaron's caregivers when he stopped breathing.
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First I was written off as stressed, then depressed, then sensitive and then I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and they blamed it for everything.
Health Care Costs Today rabid1st 2009
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If you are chronically experiencing bad sleep, you may be suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA, a common disease that's largely undiagnosed.
Jeffry Life, M.D., Ph.D.: ATTN MEN: What Might Be Causing Your Declining Libido Jeffry Life 2011
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If you're one of the 18 million Americans who suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA, you know that one of the most helpful forms of treatment is the CPAP machine.
Dr. Michael J. Breus: The Hat Trick for CPAP Dr. Michael J. Breus 2011
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If you are chronically experiencing bad sleep, you may be suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA, a common disease that's largely undiagnosed.
Jeffry Life, M.D., Ph.D.: ATTN MEN: What Might Be Causing Your Declining Libido Jeffry Life 2011
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Apnea monitor: this monitor alerted Aaron's caregivers when he stopped breathing.
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