"About one-third of the planet's population has some kind of sleep disorder," said Dr. Muhammad Sayed, medical director of Cascade Valley Sleep Disorders Center.
"It's a preventative branch of medicine," Sayed said. "It's more than just treating sleep disorders. You are preventing further complications.
"Two-thirds of stroke patients have sleep apnea, untreated. Two-thirds of heart failure patients have untreated sleep apnea. Sleep disorders are also increasingly linked to auto accidents, plane crashes, workplace accidents and learning problems"
Source: Heraldnet.com
Have you talked with your primary healthcare provider about your sleep problems?
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