- Sleep Apnea - What Is Sleep Apnea? | NHLBI, NIH
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
- Sleep Apnea - Treatment | NHLBI, NIH
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
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
- Newborn Breathing Conditions - Types | NHLBI, NIH
There are several types of breathing conditions that a newborn can develop depending on the cause Common breathing conditions include transient tachypnea of the newborn and respiratory distress syndrome Learn more about other types of breathing conditions in newborns
- Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea in Children - NHLBI, NIH
Undiagnosed sleep apnea in children can cause behavioral problems and affect their health Learn about causes of and treatments for sleep apnea in children
- Sleep Apnea Research - NHLBI, NIH
The NHLBI supported the Apnea Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy Study (APPLES) The study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an effective treatment for sleep apnea and helped establish CPAP as a leading treatment option for sleep apnea The study results led to many other studies to improve sleep apnea treatment An NHLBI partnership with the National Institute
- What Are Newborn Breathing Conditions? - NHLBI, NIH
While in the womb or shortly after birth, newborns can develop conditions that make it difficult for them to breathe Learn more about the types, symptoms, causes, and treatments of newborn breathing conditions
- Frontiers of Knowledge in Sleep Sleep Disorders -- Abstracts
However, SDB presents within a broad range: from severe OSA with frequent apneic episodes to upper airway resistance syndrome with arousals but without overt apnea or hypopneas In middle aged men and women in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, the estimated prevalence of symptomatic SDB is a 4% and 2%, respectively [1]
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