The drowsiness is so extreme that the person is unable to stay awake.
This syndrome, which tends to persist throughout life, affects only around three in 10,000 people. The first and most important symptom is a sudden urge to sleep during the day. The sleepiness is so extreme that the person is unable to stay awake. It’s not difficult to pull a person out of this type of sleep. When they wake up, they may feel rested, but the tiredness may return very quickly, triggering another bout of sleep. In the most severe cases, this can happen several times a day.
According to Statistics Canada, in 2016-2017, 6.4% of Canadians reported having been diagnosed with sleep apnea. The condition affects more men (8.8%) than women (4.0%), and its prevalence increases with age, reaching 12.8% among 60- to 79-year-olds.
However, the study also estimates that around 80% of Canadians with sleep apnea are undiagnosed, which would represent almost 5.4 million people potentially affected without knowing it.
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