Overcoming sleep disorders (To go With Indian-Norwegian group to study sleep disorders among Indians)

By Indo Asian News Service | Friday, March 15, 2013 | 11:10:50 AM IST (+05:30 GMT) 0 Comment

* Measure your neck size. If it is 17 inch and above, there is a serious risk of developing OSA and lifestyle-related diseases.

* Measure your neck size. If it is 17 inch and above, there is a serious risk of developing OSA and lifestyle-related diseases.

* OSA affects mostly men in the 40-plus age group and women in 45-plus age group.

* The men-women ratio is a glaring 10:2, mainly due to hormonal differences.

* Eighty percent of those in the OSA risk category are NOT aware of the dangers till it becomes acute.

* Children and teenagers are more prone to OSA as they gorge on junk food.

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