Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS)

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Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome ("UARS") is a condition in which patients complain about excessive daytime sleepiness and there are symptoms of airway resistance.

However, patients do not meet the criteria for sleep apnea and they do not show reduction in oxygen levels in the blood.

Unlike apnea, it is more likely to occur in women than in men.

Treatments are similar to those of sleep apnea.

It is not known if UARS has any serious health complications.

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