Try: Sleep apnea is a medical issue facing some care recipient’s cr during sleep sleep apnea affects the way the cr’s breathes during sleep breathing is briefly interrupted or becomes very shallow during sleep these breathing pauses typically last between 10 to 20 seconds and can occur repeatedly during the night untreated sleep apnea prevents you from getting a good night’s sleep also it can be quite scary for someone else hearing the cr’s labored or irregular breathing when breathing is paused the cr is thrown out of the natural sleep rhythm the causes the cr to spend more time in light sleep and less time in the deep restorative sleep needed for good health chronic sleep deprivation results in daytime sleepiness slow reflexes and poor concentration sleep apnea in a cr can also lead to serious health problems over time including diabetes high blood pressure heart disease stroke and problems with weight however it is possible to control the symptoms and get a healthy amount of sleep information references helpguide org

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