Sleep Disorders: What is Sleep Apnea?

By Sobiya N. Moghul posted Feb 27th 2013 at 7:30AM IN | Avg Rating

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Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which the process of breathing repeatedly stops and starts. One may have sleep apnea if they snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night’s sleep. Sleep apnea is a silent killer as many disorders of the body may result as a consequence of sleep apnea.

Dr Ashim Desai, ENT Surgeon, Nova Specialty Surgery, Tardeo, Mumbai tells us everything about Sleep apnea such as causes, complications it may cause and the various treatment options available.

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