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Risks of Heavy Snoring from Melvyn Rubenfire, MD

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Views: 965 | Comments: 2

From: Melvyn Rubenfire, MD

Category: Lung Disease

Added: Feb 28, 2009

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Risks of heavy snoring: Dr. Melvyn Rubenfire, a cardiologist from the Univ. of Michigan discusses the riss of heavy snoring, which include sudden death, heart disease and arrythmias. When a person obstructs their airway at night causing low oxygen levels, it then causes a surge of adrenalin and hormones that contribute to high blood pressure, heart attacks, and heart failure.

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docdrh (Mar 15, 2009)

Wow that sounds alot like someone I know with the same problem.

Nadia (Mar 15, 2009)

My husband uses a C Pap machine every night and he does not snore anymore. This has really helped his sleep apnea.

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