Obstructive Sleep Apnea Myths Debunked
November 7, 2008 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Women's Health
How many women suffer from obstructive sleep apnea?
What’s the difference between regular snoring and obstructive sleep apnea? Can obstructive sleep apnea affect your driving abilities? Keep reading for a discussion on all of the above.
Following is a guest post written by Dr. Charles W. Atwood, Jr., MD, a board-certified pulmonologist and sleep medicine physician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Read more about him at the end of this post.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Facts:
• OSA is a sleep disorder in which a person’s airway collapses during sleep, preventing air from getting to the …read more




