In the U.S., over 100 million people experience allergies yearly. That means for every three adults, one winds up sneezing, sniffling, or having a more adverse reaction when exposed to a certain substance in the environment.1Â
Although allergies are extremely common, they’re not the only widespread...
Nearly 1 billion adults — about 12 percent of the world’s population — suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Among them, 425 million aged 30 to 69 have moderate to severe OSA. The sleep disorder is more common in men (up to 33 percent are affected) than in women (up to 19 percent).1,2Â
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In the U.S., an estimated 39 million adults — about one-tenth of the population — suffer from a disorder called sleep apnea. Here’s the catch: Up to 90 percent of people with sleep apnea don’t know they have it.1,2Â
Another prevalent condition is heart disease, which has been diagnosed in 11 percen...
Around 6 million adults have been diagnosed with sleep apnea in the U.S. In reality though, an estimated 39 million Americans have this sleep disorder.1Â
A more prevalent condition is high blood pressure (hypertension), which affects almost 50 percent of American adults. But most of these people ar...
Roughly 8 million people — including President Joe Biden — use a CPAP machine in the U.S.1Â
CPAP, which stands for continuous positive airway pressure, is the “gold-standard” treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is a condition in which your breathing stops and restarts while you’re slee...
Snorers are often the target of jokes.1 But snoring is one of the symptoms of a disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In OSA, the collapse of the airway stops the flow of air into the lungs and lowers blood oxygen levels. This leads to abnormal breathing and frequent awakenings during sleep...
In the United States, between 50 million to 70 million people suffer from decreased quality of life because of sleep disorders. These conditions include snoring, which is also usually a sign of other health issues. This explains why the anti-snoring industry in the country was worth 1 billion dollar...