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apnea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | symptom |
| Has types | periodic apnea of the newborn, sleep apnea |
Examples of apnea
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Sleep studies showed his apnea was awakening him an average of 35 times an hour.
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Undevia said doctors should ask apnea patients if they have parasomnia symptoms.
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You can't ask yourself how well you're sleeping without considering sleep apnea.
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Furthermore, sleep apnea is typically diagnosed years or decades after its onset.
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This eliminates sleep apnea events and allows the patient to get a restful sleep.
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Park says up to 90 percent of Alzheimer's patients may suffer from sleep apnea.
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Participants were highly educated and had no sleep apnea or psychiatric problems.
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Even patients with fairly mild sleep apnea were at increased risk of car crashes.
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In obstructive sleep apnea, the upper airway narrows, or collapses, during sleep.
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- Transient cessation of respiration
- Apnea, apnoea, or apnu0153a (Greek: u1F04u03C0u03BDu03BFu03B9u03B1, from u1F00-, privative, u03C0u03BDu03ADu03B5u03B9u03BD, to breathe) is a term for suspension of external breathing. During apnea, there is no movement of the muscles of inhalation and the volume of the lungs initially remains unchanged...
- The cessation of breathing
- A disorder in which breathing stops for periods longer than 10 seconds during sleep; can be caused by failure of the automatic respiratory center to respond to elevated blood levels of carbon dioxide.
- A cessation of breathing for 10 seconds or more, resulting in decreases in blood oxygen level and disruptions of sleep.
- Derived from Greek translated as "want of breath;" episodes of non-respiration during sleep that last at least 10 seconds. See central, chronic, or mixed sleep apnea.
- A pause in breathing for a short period. Common in premature babies.
- An absence of breathing (respirations); See also Pathological Apnea, Central Apnea, Obstructive Apnea, Mixed Apnea
- Absence of breathing for more than 10 seconds. See also sleep apnea.
