By Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty | ENT, Snoring & Sleep Apnea Specialist | Dr. Mohanty's Speciality ENT Clinics, Chennai Your spouse has been nudging you awake for the past three years. You wake up exhausted despite eight hours in bed. You've had two minor road accidents in the past year because you felt drowsy at the wheel. Your doctor put you on blood pressure medication last month. You think these are separate problems. They might not be. Sleep apnea is one of the most underdiagnosed, underappreciated, and misunderstood conditions in ENT medicine. Millions of people in India are living with it right now — and the vast majority don't know it. What is Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea is a condition in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. The most common form — Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) — occurs when the soft tissues at the back of the throat collapse during sleep, temporarily blocking the airway. These pauses in breathing can last anywhere from 10...
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