What is sleep apnea and how does it affect a person’s health?

One in every 15 Americans suffers from sleep apnea.

According to Drs. John Baron and Susan Redline and – board-certified pulmonologists and a Sleep Medicine physicians at University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center – apnea is an extended pattern of breathing interruptions during sleep, often caused by a narrow or obstructed breathing passage. Apnea sufferers can actually stop breathing for up to 30 seconds at a time, as many as 600 times a night. They are four times more likely to have a stroke, and three times more likely to have heart disease. If you believe you or a loved one has sleep apnea, ask the expert about it. In Ashtabula County, call the Center For Advanced Sleep Medicine at UH Geneva Medical Center.

• In Geneva and Conneaut:
  440-415-0162

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