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Sleep Apnea
However, respiratory abnormalities during sleep are common in the population. They can lead to significant health problems and have personal and social consequences. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form of apnea. Central apnea, mixed apnea and high upper airway resistance (HRVAS) are other forms of sleep breathing abnormalities, however they are less common.
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Sleep apnea is a serious pathology that causes repetitive arrests of respiratory flow during sleep. These pauses in breathing, or "apnea", last about 10 to 30 seconds and can occur several times during the night.
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Sleep and Depression
Sleep disruption is a very common finding in patients with psychiatric difficulties. A large community study found that a much higher proportion of people with insomnia or hypersomnia (sleeping more than usual) have a major psychiatric illness when compared to people who do not have these sleep complaints. Furthermore, when someone has insomnia early in life he or she is more likely to develop depression in later life. Over 70% of patients who are acutely ill with a psychiatric condition have insomnia and unfortunately the sleep disruption may not improve even when the illness is in remission. Do psychiatric disorders...