Foreign research has also shown that people who snore are three to five times more likely to have strokes. And those with apnea are three times more likely to die suddenly in their sleep.
國外的研究也指出，打鼾發生中風的機會是一般人的三到五倍，而睡眠呼吸中止症患者在睡夢中猝死的機會比一般人高出三倍。