近几个月来,悉尼的会计师莱斯·佩顿精神萎靡,白日里总打瞌睡。一天清晨,他正向同事介绍印刷机的使用方法,却疲倦得打了个盹儿,弄得手指被吸入机器、夹在滚筒中间而受伤。虽然医生修补好了他的伤指,然而并未消除这次事故的根源——梗阻性睡眠窒息症。 人们对睡眠窒息症的认识和治疗始于70年代,研究结果令人不安:仅澳大利亚就有25万人患有此病,成年人发病率 In recent months Sydney-based accountant Les Payton has been sluggish and drowsy during the daytime. One morning, he was briefing his colleagues on how to use the printing press. However, he was so tired as to take a nap, causing his fingers to be sucked into the machine and was caught in the middle of the drum and was injured. Although the doctor repaired his injured fingers, however, did not eliminate the root cause of the accident - obstructive sleep apnea. People’s understanding and treatment of sleep apnea began in the 1970s, the results of which are disturbing: 250,000 people are suffering from the disease in Australia alone, and the incidence of adults