Essay Archive - Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea
Sleep, why do people sleep at all? Why can't we just stay awake? Some
biologist suggest that sleep provides the opportunity to conduct self-repair and
purge the body of it's waste that has built up during the day's activity.
Nevertheless, the body is capable of repairing itself and disposing of wastes
during waking hours, so sleep in a way really isn't necessary for routine
maintenance (e.g., urinating, etc.). Dr. Quentin Regestein, lead sleep and sleep
disorders researcher at Harvard Medical School also believed that sleep kept our
distant ancestors out of harms way during the night when they could not see as
well as the....
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