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Obstructive Apnea - Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Symptoms & Signs
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
A person may stop breathing a few times or as many as hundreds of times a night. Apnea becomes a problem if breathing stops more than 330 times a night or 50 times an hour. People with this condition often wake slightly to restore their breathing. These episodes disrupt normal sleep, which can result in extreme daytime sleepiness.
Other symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea include: