This includes treatment for 80% of the 250, 000 to 350, 000 people who suffer from fatigue due to multiple sclerosis, and perhaps 200, 000 of the 12 million patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, a sleep disorder that causes a person to stop breathing during the night, but which also causes daytime sleepiness, says Cephalon spokeswoman Sheryl Williams.

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In obstructive sleep apnea, the airway repeatedly collapses during sleep causing sufferers to stop breathing briefly.

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Verne Wisby, 68, suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung disease linked to smoking that can cause respiratory infections and breathing trouble.

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Perhaps the most important thing to be aware of when it comes to snoring is a condition called obstructive sleep apnea, where loud snoring is paired with gasps for air or pauses in breathing for more than about 15 seconds.

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