Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago'I turned to alcohol due to pain from undiagnosed arthritis'
A man turned to alcohol to cope with undiagnosed axial spondyloarthritis, suffering severe pain for over a decade before receiving a diagnosis.
After my surgery, I woke up in pain and noticed my eye moving more slowly. Over time, my eyelid drooped and my eye turned, leading to numerous tests.
Sleep apnea often goes untreated because it doesn't look the way most people expect it to. Many imagine loud, disruptive snoring or dramatic gasping in the middle of the night. For many others, though, the condition is far quieter, hiding in plain sight within everyday life. Researchers estimate roughly 30 million Americans have sleep apnea, yet as many as 80 percent of cases go undiagnosed. Part of the problem is practical.