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and last updated 2021-05-05 12:39:55-04
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. â Getting a good nightâs rest can sometimes be elusive. Itâs a struggle Emily Zilleox has faced since high school.
âBy the time I was 17, I realized, âOK, this is kind of an issue,ââ she recalled.
Zilleox was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, a medical condition that interrupts your sleep cycle.
âWhile you re sleeping, the inside of your throat closes on itself,â said Dr. Sanjay Athavale, a medical and surgical ear, nose and throat doctor, who treated Zilleox.
Zilleox tried everything from tonsil and throat tissue surgery to using a nighttime breathing apparatus called a CPAP.