Radio Sweden Weekly: The potentially deadly sleep disorder affecting thousands of Swedes
Episode 22 min 39s

Radio Sweden Weekly: The potentially deadly sleep disorder affecting thousands of Swedes

Obstructive sleep apnoea, which makes patients temporarily stop breathing while asleep, is a sleep disorder that affects the lives of hundreds of thousands of Swedes and it can have serious health consequences.

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We speak to Gert Grundström, who before treatment, would stop breathing 81 times every hour while asleep. And we hear from a doctor and expert in obstructive sleep apnoea.

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Produced and presented by Dave Russell.
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