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Loud snoring and daytime sleepiness
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This archived Doctordle case was published on 2026-04-30. It presents "Loud snoring and daytime sleepiness" as a Easy Sleep Medicine puzzle. The final answer is Sleep Apnea.
Answer
Sleep Apnea
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Topic pages verified on 2026-07-11
Information summarized from MedlinePlus.gov. MedlinePlus does not endorse Doctordle.
Six clues
Clue 1
A 50-year-old has loud snoring most nights.
Clue 2
A partner notices pauses in breathing during sleep.
Clue 3
He wakes with dry mouth and morning headaches.
Clue 4
Daytime sleepiness affects work meetings.
Clue 5
The condition involves repeated breathing interruptions during sleep.
Clue 6
The answer is often diagnosed with a sleep study.
Plain-language explanation
Sleep apnea involves repeated pauses or reductions in breathing during sleep. Teaching clues include loud snoring, witnessed breathing pauses, morning headaches, and daytime sleepiness.
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