Sleep apnea is a condition in which breathing is repeatedly interrupted during sleep. The time period for which the breathing stops is usually 10-30 seconds.
Pregnancy is an exciting and physically demanding time. There are so many changes happening in your body all at once. But while many mothers-to-be anticipate the sleepless nights that will come once the baby is born, many are unprepared for the sleeplessness they experience during the pregnancy itself.
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Medical research confirms what Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Napoleon Bonaparte knew all along: when you start to fade, nothing beats a nap to perk you up.
Virtually no one has a perfectly straight or centered septum, and a slight deviation one way or the other isn't usually problematic. If, however, the septum protrudes too far to one side or the other, it can interfere with the movement of air into and out of, as well as the draining of mucus from, the nasal cavity.
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American Sleep Apnea Association http://www.sleepapnea.org
National Sleep Foundation http://www.sleepfoundation.org
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