When a family member has sleep disorder, it affects the whole family

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When a family member has sleep disorder, it affects the whole family

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From a story in The Washington Times:

Sleep apnea — marked by loud snoring and patterns of stop-and-start breathing — is a potentially life-threatening disorder most commonly found in overweight, middle-age men, but experts say it takes a toll on the entire family.

“Kids are living with a parent who is excessively sleepy and irritable,” so they suffer, said Terri E. Weaver, a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing professor who will give the keynote address at the third annual Sleep Apnea Awareness Day lecture today in the District.
“And the spouse or other bed partner of someone with sleep apnea also has his or her quality of life and sleep disrupted.”

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