The Health Value of CPAP Machines

Sleep apnea is a dangerous and debilitating condition. According to the Mayo Clinic, a respected medical authority in America, sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder where breathing starts and stops while the individual is asleep. The health effects of this disorder can begin to be understood with the following statistics: People with untreated sleep apnea have a stroke risk four times higher than those without sleep apnea. Untreated sleep apnea sufferers are three times more likely to have heart disease than those without sleep apnea. Between 2-4% of all Americans have an undiagnosed case of sleep apnea. This means …

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