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Nearly 54 million US adults are believed to suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which occurs when muscles in your throat relax and repeatedly block your airway, causing you to stop breathing as you sleep.

Besides disrupted sleep and snoring, OSA can raise the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease , Type 2 diabetes, stroke and car crashes. 4

“The standard treatment for OSA is a continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, which keeps the patient’s airway open by blowing air through a facemask throughout the night,” said Dr. Krishna K. Sharma from the Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute in Jaipur, India.

“While effective, many patients find it uncomfortable and struggle to use it consistently.”

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