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Linde Gas Therapeutics
SE-181 81 Lidingo
Sweden
Phone +46 8 731 10 00
Fax +46 8 765 52 87
asklindegastherapeutics@linde-gas.com

Causes of sleep apnea

Normally, although sleeping breathing continues as usual, even though the upper airway muscles relax.

Sleep apnea

But in some cases (e.g. obesity is a risk factor), the muscles around the tongue and the uvula relax too much, fall back, thereby blocking the airway. This restricts or even obstructs normal breathing.

Sleep apnea


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