Disease or Syndrome
sleep apnea
sleep ap·ne·a [ sleep ap-nee-uh, ap-nee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic;
Apnea
Also called:
Sleep-disordered breathing
Definitions related to sleep apnea:
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A sleep disorder that is marked by pauses in breathing of 10 seconds or more during sleep, and causes unrestful sleep. Symptoms include loud or abnormal snoring, daytime sleepiness, irritability, and depression.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An intermittent cessation of airflow at the mouth and nose during sleep. Apneas of at least 10 seconds are considered important, but persons with sleep apnea may have apneas of 20 seconds to up to 2 or 3 minutes. Patients may have up to 15 events per hour of sleep.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Cessation of breathing for 10 seconds or more during sleep and consequent oxygen desaturation.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Cessation of breathing for short periods during sleep. It is classified as obstructive, central, or mixed obstructive-central. It can occur at any age but it is more frequent in people over forty. Risk factors include male sex and obesity.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Sleep apnea is a common disorder that causes your breathing to stop or get very shallow. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They may occur 30 times or more an hour. The most common type is obstructive sleep apnea. It causes your airway to collapse or become blocked during sleep. Normal breathing starts again with a snort or choking sound. People with sleep apnea often snore loudly. However, not everyone who snores has sleep apnea. You are more at risk for sleep apnea if you are overweight, male, or have a family history or small airways. Children with enlarged tonsils or adenoids may also get it. Doctors diagnose sleep apnea based on medical and family histories, a physical exam, and sleep study results. When your sleep is interrupted throughout the night, you can be drowsy during the day. People with sleep apnea are at higher risk for car crashes, work-related accidents, and other medical problems. If you have it, it is important to get treatment. Lifestyle changes, mouthpieces, surgery, and breathing devices can treat sleep apnea in many people. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Temporary pause in breathing during sleep, lasting at least 10 seconds and associated with a fall in blood oxygen or arousal from sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by an obstruction in the airway blocking air flow; central sleep apnea occurs when the brain temporarily stops sending signals to the muscles that control breathing.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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The cessation of breathing for periods of time during sleep.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(sleep apnea syndromes) Disorders characterized by multiple cessations of respirations during sleep that induce partial arousals and interfere with the maintenance of sleep. Sleep apnea syndromes are divided into central, obstructive, and mixed central-obstructive types.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disorder characterized by cessation of breathing for short periods during sleep.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Sleep apnea is a serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops long enough to disrupt sleep and often temporarily decrease the amount of oxygen and increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. If you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night's sleep, you might have sleep apnea.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Sleep apnea, respiratory condition characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. The word apnea is derived from the Greek apnoia, meaning "without breath." There are three types of sleep apnea: obstructive, which is the most common form and involves the collapse of tissues of the upper airway...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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