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What is sleep apnea?

Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD Common symptoms of sleep apnea include loud snoring, gasping for air during the night ...
Can sleep apnea kill you? It’s unlikely, but there are health risks ...
Sleep apnea causes breathing to pause and restart during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a physical upper-airway blockage, while central sleep apnea (CSA) involves abnormal brain signaling.
Complex sleep apnea is a disorder that includes features of both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA). It can develop during OSA therapy. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs ...
Determining whether your snoring is merely annoying, or crosses the threshold into a life-threatening problem, isn't convenient or cheap. The gold standard for diagnosing sleep apnea—a disease which ...
Jane Kim, MD, is currently a medical editor and writer. She also consults on digital content for physician medical education. Disrupted sleep and hormones from sleep apnea can cause weight gain.