According to Wrong Diagnosis.com, “The failure to diagnose a condition is one of the most common types of misdiagnosis.” One condition that is routinely not diagnosed is a sleep disorder.
In the same report it goes on to state that sleep disorders are the number two condition that is failed to be diagnosed. It is estimated that roughly 40 million people could have sleep disorders that haven’t been properly diagnosed.
Considering that sleep is an important factor of a person’s health, this under-diagnosis or lack of diagnosis is completely unacceptable and puts people at greater risk of accidents and other medical conditions due to possible sleep deprivation.
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