Wonder how high the percent REALLY is?

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rested gal
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Wonder how high the percent REALLY is?

Post by rested gal » Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:22 pm

Very good article in the Streaming CPAP and Sleep Apnea News:

When sleep is interrupted...

This was in the article: "Four percent of middle-aged men and 2 percent of middle-aged women have sleep apnea."

Betcha if everyone in the U.S. were tested, the percentage would be much, much, MUCH higher.

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I've heard higher

Post by johnnygoodman » Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:16 pm

The numbers everyone I've spoken to "in the industry" seems to have settled on is that 10% of Americans have Sleep Apnea and of that only a fraction of a percent have been diagnosed, and less than that have been effectively treated.

This is broad and based on chatter and NOT any kind of study, survey, etc that I could point to.