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2. Sleep apnea: causes, symptoms, treatments, and how it ... - AOL

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   Sleep apnea is a serious medical condition that causes interruptions in your sleep leading to a wide range of symptoms. Learn more about the condition and how to get diagnosed.

3. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   The typical screening process for sleep apnea involves asking patients about common symptoms such as snoring, witnessed pauses in breathing during sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness. [19] There is a wide range in presenting symptoms in patients with sleep apnea, from being asymptomatic to falling asleep while driving. [19]

4. Excessive daytime sleepiness - Wikipedia

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   EDS can be a symptom of a number of factors and disorders. Specialists in sleep medicine are trained to diagnose them. Some are: Insufficient quality or quantity of night time sleep [5] Obstructive sleep apnea [6] Misalignments of the body's circadian pacemaker with the environment (e.g., jet lag, shift work, or other circadian rhythm sleep ...

5. Sleep-related breathing disorder - Wikipedia

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   Sleep apnea is measured by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). An AHI is determined with a sleep study. AHI values for adults are categorized as: [2] [3] Normal: AHI<5; Mild sleep apnea: 5≤AHI<15; Moderate sleep apnea: 15≤AHI<30; Severe sleep apnea: AHI≥30; An episode is when a person hesitates to breathe or stops their breathing altogether.

6. What is Sleep Apnea? Symptoms & Treatment Options - AOL

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   Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than 20 percent of people in the United States. It happens when your breathing temporarily stops while you sleep. Depending on the severity ...

7. What to Do If You Have Sleep Apnea - AOL

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   Sullivan, with his 50-year window on sleep apnea research, recalls progesterone, a steroid that seemed to show benefits for sleep apnea in the 80s—before it was found to raise blood pressure ...