Key Points
President Joe Biden in recent weeks has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea, the White House said Wednesday..
The revelation comes after indents from the mask were visible on the presidents face as he departed the White House...
The president has disclosed since 2008 a history with sleep apnea, a potentially serious but common condition in which breathing can stop and start in the night..
A CPAP machine is a motorized device that pumps air through a mask to open a sleepers airway..
In people with the condition, throat and tongue muscles relax and block the airway during sleep, caused by obesity, aging or facial structure...
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