The nighttime breathing disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea doubles a person’s risk of stroke or death, a new study suggests.
In this form of apnea, a person’s breathing halts for at least 10 seconds at a time during sleep, typically when relaxed muscle or fatty tissue in the throat covers the windpipe.
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