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Infomedix International | 3 2016
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f you suffer from sleep apnea you’ll know that this form of sleep-disordered breathing can seriously affect your quality of life and impact your health if left untreated. Although most patients with treatable sleep-related disorders currently remain undiagnosed a lot has been done in the last 20 years.
key messages
- Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common organic sleep disorder - It may affect children and adults, and result in excessive daytime somnolence and poor performance - It has been associated with increased frequency of accidents and arterial hypertension - Oral appliances prescribed by dentists offer an equally efficacious alternative in treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea patients who are not compliant or refuse CPAP therapy
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