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The American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)
currently acknowledges over 80 known sleep disorders. In the United States alone an estimated 18 million people suffer from a single common disorder known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). While it is popular belief that it affects only over-weight individuals, anyone of can be plagued with OSA. It is true that men are more prone to sleep apnea due to anatomy; however, women with sleep apnea often go undiagnosted due to thier contributing the tiredness to female-specific conditions (pregnancy, midnight breast-feeding, hotflashes).
Feeling and being tired all the time isn't normal. Often the problems are treatable through therapy and behavior modification, but you have to take that first step: |
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Bastrop Sleep Lab
441 Hwy. 71 W.
Bastrop, Texas 78602
512.303-4997
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Common Symptoms of Disordered Sleep: |
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• Are you a chronic snorer?
• Does anyone complain about your snoring?
• Do you suffer from chronic daytime sleepiness?
• Has anyone told you that you stop breathing while you sleep?
• Do you have trouble staying awake while driving or riding in a car?
• Do you awaken in the morning with headaches or a dry mouth?
• Do naps leave you feeling fatigued?
• Do you also suffer from hypertension?
• Do you 'toss and turn' while you are sleeping?
• Are you anxious or depressed?
• Do you have decreased interest in sex or intimacy?
• Have you experienced a significant weight change?
If you answered yes to more than two of the questions, then you should consider the benefits of being tested by our certified sleep specialists.
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