Sleep Apnea Affects Brain Tissue, Impairs Memory

June 14, 2008 by MedHeadlines
Filed under Medical Research, Memory, Sleep

Sleep apnea, which affects close to 20 million Americans, occurs when the muscles of the throat relax so much during sleep that the flow of air is blocked. When air flow is blocked, so is the flow of oxygen to the brain. Sleepers often snore excessively, wake violently, gasping for air, before falling back to sleep. This cycle of sleeping-gasping-waking can happen hundreds of times every night. Read more

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