
Sleep Apnea - What Is Sleep Apnea? | NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · Sleep apnea is a common condition that occurs when your breathing stops and restarts many times while you sleep. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of …
Sleep Apnea - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · Central sleep apnea is caused by problems with the way your brain controls your breathing while you sleep. Your age, family history, lifestyle habits, other medical conditions, …
Overweight and Obesity - Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Mar 24, 2022 · Obesity hypoventilation syndrome, also known as Pickwickian syndrome, is a breathing disorder that affects some people who have been diagnosed with obesity. Normally, …
Sleep Apnea - Diagnosis | NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · See a sample sleep diary. Tests to look for other medical conditions Your provider may order additional tests to check for other medical conditions that can cause sleep apnea. …
Sleep Apnea - Treatment | NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · Treatment for sleep apnea may include healthy lifestyle changes, positive airway pressure such as a CPAP machine, an oral device, surgery, or other treatments.
Sleep Apnea - Symptoms | NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · Symptoms of sleep apnea can include snoring, gasping for air, or breathing that stops and restarts while sleeping. Learn about daytime symptoms of sleep apnea.
Sleep Science and Sleep Disorders - NHLBI, NIH
Sleep is essential for good health. Not getting enough uninterrupted sleep negatively affects a person’s attention, learning and memory, and physical health. The NHLBI funds research on …
Sleep Apnea Research - NHLBI, NIH
Jan 8, 2025 · Learn how the NHLBI supports sleep apnea research to better understand, diagnose, and treat sleep apnea and prevent complications.
Sleep Apnea - Sleep Apnea and Women | NHLBI, NIH
Feb 4, 2025 · Women may be at increased risk for sleep apnea during pregnancy, or during and after menopause, in part because of hormone changes. Hormone problems in women who …
Sleep Apnea Living With - NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · How sleep apnea affects your health Untreated sleep apnea prevents you from getting enough rest, which can cause problems with concentrating, remembering things, …