Obstructive Sleep Apnea: the Silent Killer Disease

Insomnia can kill you? Sounds ridiculous. However, insomnia is often a symptom of sleep apnea, where a person actually stops breathing for a period of time during sleep. The most common kind is obstructive sleep apnea where the throat becomes obstructed during sleep, such as if a person is overweight. It still doesn't sound serious, but it is. Sleep apnea can be a major cause of undiagnosed hypertension.

Information about Obstructive Sleep Apnea

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Misdiagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Malpractice and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Silent Killer Diseases: Article Contents:

• Hypertension: the silent killer - (see also hypertension or symptoms of hypertension)
• High cholesterol: the silent killer - (see also high cholesterol or symptoms of high cholesterol)
• Diabetes: the silent killer - (see also diabetes or symptoms of diabetes)
• Osteoporosis: the silent killer - (see also osteoporosis or symptoms of Osteoporosis)
• Obstructive sleep apnea: the silent killer - (see also Obstructive sleep apnea or symptoms of Obstructive sleep apnea
• Heart disease: the silent killer - (see also heart disease or symptoms of heart disease)
• Breast cancer: the silent killer - (see also breast cancer or symptoms of breast cancer)
• Lung cancer: the silent killer - (see also lung cancer or symptoms of lung cancer)
• Mesothelioma: the silent killer - (see also mesothelioma or symptoms of mesothelioma)
• Colon cancer: the silent killer - (see also colon cancer or symptoms of colon cancer)
• Rectal cancer: the silent killer - (see also rectal cancer or symptoms of rectal cancer)
• Lesser known silent killer diseases

Disease Information

See also:

• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• High cholesterol
• Heart disease
• Osteoporosis
• Obstructive sleep apnea - or sleep apnea or insomnia
• Lung cancer
• Mesothelioma
• Rectal cancer
• Colon cancer
• Breast cancer
• Diseases with no symptoms or only vague symptoms

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