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To the Editor: Snoring may decrease daytime alertness in the absence of repetitive or sustained hypoxia¹.

Acute total sleep deprivation can worsen sleep-disordered breathing in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome². No data are available on the influence of prolonged partial sleep deprivation on snoring and sleep-disordered breathing. Prolonged partial sleep deprivation is a common feature of many occupations, particularly shift-work (around the clock) operations.

We subjected six persons (two normal controls, two subjects with mild obstructive sleep apnea, and two subjects with moderate obstructive sleep apnea) to the same protocol of prolonged partial sleep deprivation over a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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