PRINTER'S NO. 971
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
177
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, YOUNGBLOOD, FREEMAN, KINSEY, HENNESSEY,
ROZZI, PASHINSKI, V. BROWN, LONGIETTI, MURT, FRANKEL, DAVIS,
DRISCOLL, BISHOP, VEREB, KIRKLAND, BAKER, DEAN, DUSH, SONNEY,
HARHART, DiGIROLAMO, CALTAGIRONE, BOBACK, THOMAS, KOTIK,
WHEELAND, C. PARKER, WATSON, McNEILL, SCHWEYER, ROSS,
KILLION, COHEN, READSHAW, DeLUCA, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
D. COSTA, MAJOR, ROEBUCK, MAHONEY, GIBBONS, GROVE, GINGRICH,
GILLEN AND BRADFORD, MARCH 24, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 24, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2015 as "Sleep Apnea Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The National Sleep Foundation reports that more than
18 million American adults have sleep apnea; and
WHEREAS, About 2% to 3% of American children suffer from
sleep apnea, and symptoms in children differ from those in
adults; and
WHEREAS, Children with sleep apnea generally have the
following symptoms: longer total sleep time, more effort in
breathing, hyperactivity, inattention, irritability, bed-
wetting, morning headaches and failure to grow and gain weight;
and
WHEREAS, Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which a person
has shallow breaths or one or more pauses in breathing while
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