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May 06 2010

Can people who are not overweight suffer from Sleep apnea?

Posted by: Alan in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, tags: Apnea., From, overweight, People, Sleep, Suffer

I Wake up in the morning feeling so tired and fatigued. Also depressed,
I was also been told that snor.
could it be sleep apnea?

Thank you

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2 Responses to “Can people who are not overweight suffer from Sleep apnea?”

b00zebuzz says:

May 6th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
yep, as long as the eppiglotis is loose enough to flap on and off the airway as u sleep, causing u to snore w/o even knowing it.
holey moley says:

May 6th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Yes, they can.
There are two types of sleep apnea; central (in the brainstem) and obstructive.
Obstructive sleep apnea, though relatively rare in thin people, can still happen because of pharyngeal wall hypermobility. It can also happen from having a too long soft palate (velum).
Central sleep apnea is due to mixed signals in the brainstem and reduced respiratory drive during sleep.
See a pulmonologist for a sleep study.