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Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which breathing stops during sleep for 10 seconds or more, sometimes more than 300 times a night. The hallmark of the disorder is excessive daytime sleepiness and compromised quality of life, including significant social and emotional problems. There are two main types of sleep apnea. ''Obstructive sleep apnea'' may represent cessation of breathing due to mechanical blockage of the airway; ''central sleep apnea'' appears to be related to a malfunction of the b... 
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Difficult, painful breathing or shortness of breath.
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Sleep Apnea as related to Breathing Problems
- Apnea
Usually these brief stops in breathing are completely normal. Sometimes, though, apnea or other sleep-related problems can be a cause for ... even your child. Usually these brief stops in breathing ...
- Key Points
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- What Is Sleep Apnea?
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- Alert yourself to the dangers of sleepiness, sleep apnea and snoring ...
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- MedlinePlus: Sleep Apnea
Search MEDLINE/PubMed for recent research articles on • Sleep Apnea: You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages: • Breathing Problems
- Sleep Apnea
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- Men's Sleep Apnea Increases Heart Problems
Men with severe obstructive sleep apnea appear to run a higher risk of fatal or nonfatal heart problems. ... Breathing Briefly Blocked During Sleep. Sleep apnea is a disorder in which a person ...
- Sleep Apnea Information - American Sleep Apnea Association - ASAA
... each type, in all three, people with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing ... and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may ...
- Apnea, Sleep
The Best Available Guide to Obstructive Sleep Apnea SleepQuest; Breathing Problems During Sleep JAMA Patient Pages; Driving and Sleep Apnea Canadian Lung Association (also in French
- Sleep Apnea - All About Sleep Apnea
... and Epilepsy A recent study done at the University of Michigan revealed that a third or more epilepsy patents also have sleep apnea. Further proof is the increased frequency of breathing problems in ...
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