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Show THE SNORING QUESTION: COULD IT BE p I Snoring is often a symptom of a common and potentially dangerous sleep disorder called I I While sleeping, the normal person's throat relaxes and breathing is steady throughout the I I night. However, if you have sleep apnea, your throat relaxes too much (or is too small to begin I I with) and you may snore or stop breathing altogether. These periods of absent breathing or I I reduced breathing may last as little as 10 seconds to as long as a minute or more. You may try I I to breathe but very little air, if any, can go in or out of your lungs because of the "obstruction" I . s I in your throat. I I Your brain, heart, lungs, and other body tissues literally starve for oxygen until your body I I defense mechanisms take over. You then may gasp and snort and awaken for a few seconds I I and start breathing again. Then you fall back to sleep and the cycle repeats itself - occurring I I up to several hundred times during the night. In the morning you probably will not remember I I waking up at all during the night! While you think you are sleeping you are actually waking up I i I briefly but repeatedly, starving for air each time, and falling asleep again. People with sleep I I apnea often have difficulty staying awake while driving, watching TV, or while involved in I I Snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, weight gain, depression, and headaches are common. I I chances are that you don't remember waking up at all. Or if you do remember waking up, you I I Anyone can have sleep apnea, but it is more common in older people. It is estimated that I I up to 2-4 of the general population and 30-40 of people over 65 have significant sleep I I apnea. This disorder is slightly more common in men, in people who are overweight, and in I I Yes, sleep apnea and snoring are completely correctable once an accurate diagnosis has I I been made. Increased energy and vitality, weight loss, and the feeling of being a "new person" I I are common following therapy. To find out if you have sleep apnea an overnight sleep study I I must be performed. This painless procedure continuously measures body functions while you I I Dr. William Sadler practices Pulmonology (the treatment of lung diseases) at his office in 415 I I Medical Drive, Bountiful He will be giving a lecture on this subject to the community Thursday, I I February 20 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in Lakeview Hospital's Main Classroom. This lecture is free to I I the public. If you would like to contact the doctor for more information on this subject or other I FOR ALL YOUR CEMETERY NEEDS Come To... Bountiful Memorial Art Co. v v , 2010 South Main in Bountiful i ..I - Serving all of Davis County & the Inter mountain West V ?V ' Granite and Bronze Markers of all kinds and colors ,J V X- Buy direct from your dealer and avoid paying commission to morticians ? 0 '$tt 1 sM salesmen ; ) The finest workmanship in the country f n Csll 235-2751 292-1371 or 293-0217 Sifi&m BRomfet Ufail fctf fclUI fcgfc ItfM Ul tJU Ufclf ySiLRnhrt. David and Roger J I Open 9 a.m. 'til 10 p.m. Daily -- Prices Good Only Tues. thru Fri. Feb. ll-14th I I I4w? I M Diamond I Bracelets LJ ' y U wL I a nrm:m"'u, sVl U Price All Black Hills h n : c' ? i All Seiko GM ! , V ! ;; '. : Citizen & Pulsar L I I wm r1 ! Empires February 14. U2 f - rl II II 80og& Qpga I t v |