Comments on: How many people in the USA have scoliosis, hypertension, sleep apnea or a broken rod in their back?

By: vic5539

vic5539 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:21:15 +0000

I have scoliosis so im a person. 2 out of 1000 people have scoliosis, my dad used to have sleep apnea but he got surgery last month.

By: Remy

Remy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:56:55 +0000

I read on the net that sleep apnea affects between 6 and 8 per cent of the male population over the age of 50. And between 2 and 4 per cent of the female population over the age of 50.

It becomes more common in women after the menopause and it’s thought that estrogen is protective for the development of sleep apnoea.

By: Brian H.

Brian H. — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:03:22 +0000

I’m a paraplegic with scoliosis for 30 years, hypertension stared 3 years ago, and I may be a candidated for sleep apnea. I am trying to find out if the hypertension is being caused by the torso being compressed by scoliosis.

By: JUST MARRIED! 10-17-09

JUST MARRIED! 10-17-09 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:33:34 +0000

I don’t know but I have scoliosis so I’m 1 person! It is hereditary and I had surgery for it.

Hope it helps, google the statistics.