[at-l] Apnea

[thornel at attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

First Google search on "Sudden Death Sleep Apnea" is
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10981861&dopt=Abstract
regarding sudden death following attempted treatment.
There are several others including NEJM and more. 

This is a significant disease, not simply an extreme
version of snoring. The major question is whether
treatment successfully reduces risk of sudden death
once hypertension and other cardiovascular
complications set in.

OrangeBug

--- Ed Williams <edwilliams@plangraphics.com> wrote:
> 
> Sudden death?  That's a bit on the extreme don't you
> think?  I've never seen
> it reported anywhere that apnea increases the risk
> of sudden death.  ...  Do you have a source to
> enlighten us on the sudden death risk?