sleep disorders
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There are many different sleeping disorders but I have put together the main ones for you to understand more about it.
SLEEPAPNEA
Sleep Apnea is a disorder of breathing during sleep. It is accompanied by loud snoring. Sleep Apnea during sleep consists of brief periods throughout the night in which breathing stops. People with Sleep Apnea do not get enough oxygen during sleep. There are 2 major types of sleep apnea Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most common type and is due to an obstruction in the throat during sleep. The person will have pauses of their snores during sleep; this is due to excess weight gain, or alcohol consumption. Central Sleep Apnea is caused by a delaying signal from the brain to breath. During both central and obstructive sleep apnea the person wakes up about hundreds of times during the night, but have no memory of it...