sleep apnea
Nocturnal respiratory interruption
Sleep apnea is a condition where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep.
The most common form, obstructive sleep apnea, occurs when throat muscles relax and block the airway.
Symptoms include loud snoring, gasping during sleep, and daytime fatigue.
He was diagnosed with sleep apnea and now uses a CPAP machine at night.
Noisy breathing while asleep
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- headacheCranial pain
dry mouth · irritability · poor concentration · night sweats · brain fog
Something blocking the way
- airwayPassage for breath
- apneicLacking respiratory activity
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
respiration · gasping · choking · respiratory · desaturation · arousal · pause · collapse
Return to consciousness
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- poor qualityBelow acceptable standards
tossing · turning · insomnia · wakefulness · bedpartner · disturbance · unrefreshing · restless
Forced-air breathing apparatus
- BiPAPTwo-pressure ventilation device
- maskFace-worn concealment
- pressureForce upon contact
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
titration · compliance · humidifier · tonsillectomy · adenoidectomy · surgery · pulmonologist · therapy
Of heart and blood vessels
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- obesityExcess body fat condition
heart disease · metabolic syndrome · arrhythmia · comorbidity · mortality · risk factor · BMI · inflammation
snoring
Noisy breathing while asleep
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- chokingBlocked airway condition
headache · dry mouth · irritability · poor concentration · night sweats · brain fog
obstruction
Something blocking the way
hypoxia · respiration · gasping · choking · respiratory · desaturation · arousal · pause · collapse · blockage
awakening
Return to consciousness
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- interruptedBroken mid-course
poor quality · tossing · turning · insomnia · wakefulness · bedpartner · disturbance · unrefreshing · restless
CPAP
Forced-air breathing apparatus
airflow · titration · compliance · humidifier · tonsillectomy · adenoidectomy · surgery · pulmonologist · therapy · Philips
cardiovascular
Of heart and blood vessels
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
obesity · heart disease · metabolic syndrome · arrhythmia · comorbidity · mortality · risk factor · BMI · inflammation · cognitive impairment
- ENTear, otology, otolaryngologist, ears, laryngology
- sleep disruptionsinsomnia, jet lag, narcolepsy, hypersomnia, night shifts
- sleepnap, doze, slumber, naps, snooze
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- health factorsexercise, psychological factors, genetics, smoking, alcohol
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
sleep apneanormal breathing
Untroubled respiratory rhythm
restorative sleep · insomnia · deep sleep · hypersomnia · narcolepsy
sleep, sleepy, sleeping, sleeper, sleepiness, sleepily, sleepers, overslept, oversleep