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Curtis Christiansen
CNN seems to be a few years behind important health news, especially news that heavy snoring may be a warning sign of sleep apnea.
The health story on CNN tells about the married life of Kim and Curtis Christiansen, married for about nine years, and who started having problems when Curtis began snoring. When Curtis began snoring about three years ago, CNN’s story relates, Kim took to sleeping on the couch.
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Interesting Apnea Statistics
~~ Apnea in United States ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.
~~ Apnea around the world ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.