title: When a snore means more.
abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was first identified in the early 1960s. It is likely to have been affecting adults for thousands of years, due to an anatomical feature in humans that makes us different from other mammals. The oropharynx, the space between the uvula and the epiglottis, is unique to humans and is responsible in part for our ability to speak. It is the space where the tongue and the uvula meet to obstruct the upper airway.
authors.affiliation: American Sleep Apnea Association, USA.
authors.forename: Rochelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grandi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology