… This article provides an overview of the disorder obstructive sleep apnea (… sleep (1). As can
be seen on the figure, respiratory effort is present and increasing over the course of the apnea…

… patients with sleep apnea. Patients of normal body weight in whom sleep apnea develops
may … the airway to narrowing or closure during sleep. These craniofacial abnormalities may be …

… History of Sleep Apnea We have only really begun to study and to understand sleep apnea
over the past 40 years, even though there were strong hints of the widespread existence of …

… of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. … Sleep apnea severity is typically assessed with the
apnea–hypopnea index (AHI), which is the number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep. …

… SLEEP APNEA (OSA) is a sleep disorder characterized by intermittent complete and partial
airway collapse, resulting in frequent episodes of apnea … arousal, and sleep fragmentation. 1 …

… position is the one in which many sleep apnea patients snore the loudest and have their most
… sleep apnea of the obstructive type adopt strange sleep positions to avoid the back sleep …

… Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by episodic sleep … , hypercapnia, or arousals from
sleep. Many patients are unaware that their … Yet, the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea is …

… The gold standard for the diagnosis of sleep apnea is an overnight … sleep apnea
include weight loss, positional therapy, oral devices, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP…

… Individuals with sleep apnea are often unaware of their sleep disorder. It is usually first …
times a night during their sleep. These apneic events can lead to fragmented sleep that is of poor …

Over the last 20 years, there has been increasing recognition by the medical community of
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as a relatively common disorder, with important clinical …