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Image Español Do you feel tired or have a headache when you wake up in the morning?  Something might be going wrong while you sleep that you don’t know about: obstructive sleep apnea (pronounced app-nee-uh). What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? The Greek word “apnea” means “without breath.”  An apnea is defined as a pause in breathing for at least 10 …

There is a certain irony to being a health and wellness expert whose lifestyle isn’t all that healthy at times. Don’t get me wrong: I eat well and I work out, even if I don’t always love doing it. But I’m also on the road almost constantly: the past few months my work has taken me from New York to …

Experiencing nighttime awakenings, also known as nighttime arousals, is common for individuals with obstructive sleep, asthma or COPD and these interruptions in sleep can lead to feelings of grogginess in the morning and tiredness during the day. Symptoms of both COPD and asthma, such as coughing, wheezing, breathlessness, nasal congestion and heartburn, sudden gasp for breathe in obstructive sleep may …