Besides loud,

heavy snoring, symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing or Sleep Apnea include

daytime sleepiness, morning headaches, energy loss, and the lack of or

inability to concentrate. There are a variety of treatments that may alleviate

sleep-related breathing problems, ranging from simple lifestyle changes

to surgery. If you suffer from these symptoms, talk to your physician

or call the Newnan Hospital Sleep Center at 770-254-3289.

For Linda,

seeking treatment gave her a new lease on life. Plus she now has the energy

to keep up with her two very active grandchildren.

News that won't put you

to sleep

A Michigan

train wreck that killed two men last year was caused by the fatigue of

two crewmembers who were suffering from severe sleep apnea, according

to the National Transportation Safety Board. The engineer and conductor

had been diagnosed before the accident with obstructive sleep apnea by

their private physicians but had not been treated. The two men fell asleep

while traveling in a wooded area near Clarkston, Michigan Nov. 15, 2001,

and did not see a stop signal or the lights of an oncoming train.

A truck driver

diagnosed with obstructive Sleep Apnea was found liable in a $5 million

lawsuit on behalf of the children of a state trooper killed in a crash

along Interstate 40 in Tennessee.The driver had reportedly been warned

of the dangers of apnea but had not submitted to treatment.He pleaded

guilty to vehicular homicide and aggravated assault and was sentenced

to a year in jail.

Those with

excessive daytime sleepiness will feel for the juror in Kansas City who

kept falling asleep and snoring so loudly that the judge eventually called

a mistrial.

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