PRINTER'S NO. 888
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
144
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, HENNESSEY, BIZZARRO, HILL-EVANS,
ISAACSON, BURNS, RYAN, SONNEY, KORTZ, DiGIROLAMO, KENYATTA,
LONGIETTI, KINSEY, HEFFLEY, MILLARD, T. DAVIS, MURT,
CALTAGIRONE, NEILSON, READSHAW, KIRKLAND, FREEMAN, MARKOSEK,
MULLINS AND WARREN, MARCH 13, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 13, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of March 3 through 10, 2019, as "Sleep
Apnea Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The National Sleep Foundation reports that more than
18 million American adults have sleep apnea; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 2% to 3% of American children suffer
from sleep apnea; and
WHEREAS, Sleep apnea in children may be associated with poor
growth, a failure to thrive, development issues and behavioral
complications; and
WHEREAS, Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing
is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep; and
WHEREAS, The three types of sleep apnea are obstructive,
central and complex; and
WHEREAS, Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type of
sleep apnea and occurs when the muscles that support the soft
tissue in the throat temporarily relax, narrowing the airway,
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