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Airway collapse during sleep

WHAT CAUSES THE AIRWAY TO COLLAPSE DURING SLEEP?

 

  • Extra tissue in the back of the airway such as large tonsils
  • Decrease in the tone of the muscles holding the airway open
  • The tongue falling back and closing off the airway

Abnormal anatomy

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Our Staff: Starting from left: 
Onkar Rai B.Sc.RRT,
Paul Sweeney RRT,
Carmen Loo MOA,
Damian Lewald RRT,
Johnson Zhang LPN