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Sleep apnea hurts all areas of life if it is left untreated

By Ira Zunin

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 22, 2012

~~<p>In conjunction with rapidly growing epidemics in obesity and insulin-resistant diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is also very much on the rise.</p>
<p>The American Sleep Apnea Association reports that OSA affects 1 in 4 men and 1 in 9 women in the United States. Eighty percent to 90 percent of moderate and severe OSA cases remain undiagnosed. </p>
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In conjunction with rapidly growing epidemics in obesity and insulin-resistant diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is also very much on the rise.

The American Sleep Apnea Association reports that OSA affects 1 in 4 men and 1 in 9 women in the United States. Eighty percent to 90 percent of moderate and severe OSA cases remain undiagnosed. Login for more...



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