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Re: sleep apnea, higher hemoglobin levels help?

Posted by Kevin (in Walla Walla) on January 21, 2002 at 18:23:31:

In Reply to: sleep apnea, higher hemoglobin levels help? posted by Goodgal on January 21, 2002 at 16:32:41:

One reason some people with OSA develop polycythemia (excess red blood cells) is an adaptation to chronic low levels of Oxygen in the blood. In an attempt to use all the O2 available from the lungs, the body produces extra red cells to try and transport as much as possible.

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