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Re: Can stress cause or worsen OSA?

Posted by RenoTom on December 20, 2001 at 21:32:36:

In Reply to: Can stress cause or worsen OSA? posted by Scott in SD on December 19, 2001 at 14:37:34:

OSA and the resultant sleep deprivation/sleep debt has a tendancy to worsen such things as depression, anxiety, cognitive thinking, memory, and for many increases anger levels.
So does strss contribute to OSA? I don't really know, but I do think that OSA probably contributes to stress!
RenoTom

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