History of Sleep apnea

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Added: 12a13,15

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs most commonly in men, and is
generally exacerbated if they are overweight or obese.

Changed: 18c21

like narcolepsy. Serious apnea may cause brain damage, heart trouble or death.

similar to narcolepsy. Serious apnea may cause brain damage, heart trouble or death.

Added: 31a35,38

Some forms of surgery are used also for less severe cases,
which involves removal of portions of the soft palate
and/or back of the tongue.

	Revision 7 . . October 5, 2001 2:31 am by Alan Millar [surgery, obesity]
	Revision 6 . . October 5, 2001 2:27 am by Alan Millar [obstructive vs central nervous, CPAP]
	Revision 5 . . October 4, 2001 8:44 pm by NickelKnowledge [Heart trouble too, alas]
	Revision 4 . . (edit) October 4, 2001 5:47 pm by ManningBartlett [got rid of link as redirect is built]
	Revision 3 . . (edit) October 4, 2001 5:46 pm by ManningBartlett [just creating a link for the cross ref to sleep apnoea]
	Revision 2 . . (edit) October 4, 2001 5:45 pm by ManningBartlett
	Revision 1 . . October 4, 2001 5:38 pm by (logged).4.254.xxx [initial entry]