Obstructive sleep apnea sufferers experience airway closure when they fall asleep, which causes multiple awakenings each night and brief surges in blood pressure upon waking.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Harvard Medical School
  Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency

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• Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency sleep.hms.harvard.edu Harvard Medical School via serper

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• obstructive sleep apnea concept