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September 16, 2002
The two most common reasons that a victim of obstructive sleep apnea may consult a physician are:
(a) persistent fatigue, tiredness, exhaustion, and apathy which are, or course, manifestations of excessive daytime sleepiness, and
(b) the concern of a roommate, bed-partner, or family member about loud snoring, or loud snoring interrupted by pauses in breathing.
The pauses in breathing during which the sleep apnea victim continues to struggle for air are often very frightening to an observer. Sometimes the spouse (and sometimes the victim) has learned about obstructive sleep apnea and its association with loud snoring from a newspaper article, a magazine article, or a television program.
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