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Snoring sickness or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is now a well-recognized disorder which affects a relatively large percentage of the population [8]. Its two cardinal symptoms, excessive daytime sleepiness and chronic habitual snoring, should arouse the suspicion of the clinician to the presence of the disorder.
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Issa, F. et al. (1987). Five Years’ Experience with Home Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. In: Peter, J.H., Podszus, T., von Wichert, P. (eds) Sleep Related Disorders and Internal Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72560-9_39
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