Sleep: Causes & Risks

  • Fibromyalgia - What Increases Your Risk

    Article
    10/30/07, Healthwise

    Certain factors may increase your risk of developing fibromyalgia. Being female greatly increases your chance of developing this syndrome. It is possible that having a rheumatic disorder (such as rheumatoid arthritis), an infectio

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  • Sleep Apnea - Cause

    Article
    07/13/07, Healthwise

    A blockage or narrowing of the airways in your nose, mouth, or throat generally causes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This usually occurs when the throat muscles and tongue relax during sleep and partially or completely block the airw

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  • Sleep Apnea - What Increases Your Risk

    Article
    07/13/07, Healthwise

    Certain factors make it more or less likely that you will have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Some of these you cannot change, while others you can.

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  • Snoring - Cause

    Article
    01/30/08, Healthwise

    You snore when the flow of air from your mouth or nose to your lungs makes the tissues of the airway vibrate. This usually is caused by a blockage (obstruction) or narrowing in the nose, mouth, or throat (airway).

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  • Snoring - What Increases Your Risk

    Article
    01/30/08, Healthwise

    Factors that may increase your risk of snoring include:

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