Excessive daytime sleepiness and risk for obstructive sleep apnea in the public transport drivers

• Main Authors: Łukasz Minarowski (Author), Sylwia Chwieśko-Minarowska (Author), Marcin Czaban (Author), Magdalena Mickiewicz (Author), Natalia Kozakiewicz (Author), Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal (Author), Elżbieta Chyczewska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a set of symptoms related to the increased upper airways resistance during sleep (due to pharyngeal walls collapse) leading to intermittent airflow obstruction in the lungs. One of the most severe OSA symptoms is excessive daytime sleepiness. Sustained da...