Restless Nights

Auteur

Peretz Lavie is Andre Ballard Professor of Biological Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He was one of the founders and is currently a board member of Sleep Health Centers, which is affiliated with the Brigham & Women's and Beth Israel hospitals in Boston.

Texte du rabat
In this accessible discussion, an expert in sleep research reveals the history, symptoms, risks, and treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. 13 illustrations.

Résumé
People with severe sleep apnea may struggle for breath all through the night, not breathing for as long as 90 seconds at a time during their sleep. Peretz Lavie, an expert in sleep research, here provides an accessible discussion of the history, physiology, and risk factors of sleep apnea.