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Sleep Apnea Facts that will astound you, Part Four

Sleep Apnea Facts that will astound you, Part Four

 

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Sleep apnea is a condition where one stops breathing during sleep. The duration of the stoppage can last up to one minute or longer. And it adds up even more over the course of an entire night, which is incredibly dangerous. Just how dangerous can all of this get?

Let’s cover one related health link at a time to explain it.

The last posting in this series gave some scary statistics regarding Diabetes and Sleep Apnea.

Today, we’re talking about Stroke Risks and other important information that you must read to believe.

 

 Stroke Risks?

  • 65% of stroke patients have Sleep-Disordered Breathing
  • Moderate to sever sleep apnea triples the stroke risk in men

 

Health Care Costs

  • Undiagnosed patients used $200,000 more in the two-year period prior to diagnosis.
  • Prior to seep apnea diagnosis, patients utilized 23-50% more medical resources.
  • Total economic cost of sleepiness = approx $43-56 billion.
  • Undiagnosed moderate to sever sleep apnea in middle-aged adults may cause $3.4 billion in additional medical costs in the USA alone.

 

Traffic Accidents

  • People with moderate to severe sleep apnea have up to 15 times higher risk of being involved in a traffic accident
  • Treating all US drivers suffering from sleep apnea would save $11.1 billion in collision costs and save 980 lives annually.

 

Clearly, the statistical picture looks complicated.  However, there are options to control Sleep Apnea. 1.877.430.2727 to discuss what can be done to ease the effects of Sleep Apnea for you..

(the above statistics are supported by a complete list of references at Resmed.com)

This is the fourth instalment of a four-part series.

Questions?

Call 1.877.430.2727 for help.

Written and Edited by Bill Bistak B Sc.,SEO/SEM Spc, CRT

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