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Obstructive sleep apnea Massively enlarged tonsils can cause episodes of cessation of breathing known as obstructive sleep apnea. Cessation of breathing can last 10 seconds or longer, causing extremely low levels of oxygen in the blood.
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| Review Date: 8/6/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: Allen J. Blaivas, D.O., Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep
Medicine, University Hospital, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed
Healthcare Network.
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