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Because of the myth that this is a male disease.

Posted by Doug H. on April 07, 2002 at 18:31:38:

In Reply to: what were your symptoms before dx of sleep apnea? posted by joy on April 07, 2002 at 15:38:42:

Female sufferers are less liekly to be diagnosed than their male counterparts.

An even worse situation is that of non-snoring sufferers. Since OSA is so closely associated with snoring, those who don't snore - and there are some - are almost never diagnosed.

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