5 primary causes of sleep apnea

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5 Primary Causes of Sleep Apnea 


Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is an interruption of restful sleep due to paused breathing or extremely shallow breaths. Sleep apnea is a common medical issue and can a pre-cursor to other bigger health concerns.

The condition can be categorized into one of two forms: Central Apnea — which occurs when the brain fails to communicate to the body to initiate breathing, and Obstructive Apnea — That results from an actual blockage in the airway.


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3. Abnormal Nasal Blockage

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5. Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease (GERD) sa i x u l f e r acid at h t GERD or n o i t i d con n o m m o c ntary u l o v n i e th to n i p u involves d i c of a n o i t a t i g on i t i d regur n o c . T h is t a o r h t e ns in th o i t p u r s i ed can caus f an individual is i breathing the reflux when of e r a w a n u sleeping.


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