Risk Factors
These factors increase your chance of developing sleep apnea. Tell your doctor if you have any of these risk factors:
- Sex: male
- Overweight
- Age: middle to older age
- Family history of apnea
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Structural abnormalities of the nose, throat, or other part of the respiratory tract. Examples include:
- Polyps
- Severely enlarged tonsils
- Deviated nasal septum
- Hypothyroidism
- Medications: sedatives and sleeping aids
- Alcohol consumption
- Smoking
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