Sunday, September 21, 2008

KSN Special Report: Sandman Pt. 2

When it's finally time to sleep after a long day, there's almost nothing worse than laying awake to the sound of snoring.

Snoring is a common nuisance, but it could carry a more serious problem for some people.

Snoring can sometimes be a sign of a sleep disorder.

It can be the sign of a very common sleep disorder, called sleep apnea.

"What I really noticed was my wife kicking me out of bed, or herself, going and sleeping somewhere else."

Mike McFall knew he might have a sleeping problem when he started snoring.

"It was a progressive thing. It wasn't automatically i was snoring bad all the time. It got worse and worse and worse."

So McFall finally made a trip to the doctor, he's a Respiratory Therapist himself, so he already knew the diagnosis would be sleep apnea.

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