Apnea is the transient cessation of breathing, most clinically significant when it recurs during sleep as sleep apnea, a disorder in which repeated pauses in airflow disrupt rest and reduce blood oxygen levels. Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form, arises when the upper airway collapses during sleep, while …
Apnea is the transient cessation of breathing, most clinically significant when it recurs during sleep as sleep apnea, a disorder in which repeated pauses in airflow disrupt rest and reduce blood oxygen levels. Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form, arises when the upper airway collapses during sleep, while related conditions involve impaired respiratory control. Sleep apnea matters because it is associated with daytime impairment, cardiovascular strain, and, in severe cases, life-threatening events. Diagnosis traditionally relies on polysomnography, and research compares it with consumer and ambulatory monitoring tools for assessing sleep patterns, movement, and sleep-disordered breathing, including cardiac function. Management strategies studied in this field include nasal expiratory positive airway pressure devices and their physiological principles and limitations, as well as approaches to airway and respiratory support such as diaphragmatic pacing as an alternative to mechanical ventilation. The journal publishes work on apnea across diverse populations and contexts, including obstructive sleep apnea in individuals with Down syndrome and in patients with type 2 diabetes, and the interplay of apnea with other conditions such as cervical osteophytosis. Broader research on breathing regulation, circadian and endocannabinoid influences on sleep, extreme breath-hold diving, and cerebral responses to altered oxygen and carbon dioxide situates apnea within the wider study of respiration and sleep physiology.
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