Oklahoma researcher finds high risk in untreated sleep disorders
About two hours after Charles Ferguson nodded off and began to snore, a nurse rushed in and may have saved his life.
“Wake up, Mr. Ferguson! Wake up!” she said. “We need to put a mask on you.”
As Ferguson's sleep was being monitored in a sleep laboratory that night some 10 years ago, he had stopped breathing, a symptom of a dangerous sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea.
“I've worn...
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