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Obesity, Hypertension Ups Risk of Sleep Apnea in Women

A new study claims that a large number of women are affected by sleep apnea contrary to the common notion that the condition predominantly affects males. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition wherein the patients experience abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing during sleep. According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, each pause in breathing, called an apnea can typically last from a few seconds to minutes and can occur up to 30 times in an hour.