Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which the muscles supporting the soft tissues of the upper airway relax during sleep, causing repeated partial or complete airway collapse, interrupted breathing, and recurrent arousals. These episodes fragment sleep and reduce blood oxygen level…
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which the muscles supporting the soft tissues of the upper airway relax during sleep, causing repeated partial or complete airway collapse, interrupted breathing, and recurrent arousals. These episodes fragment sleep and reduce blood oxygen levels, producing daytime sleepiness, impaired concentration, and an elevated long-term risk of cardiovascular and metabolic complications such as hypertension, stroke, and heart disease. OSA is diagnosed primarily through polysomnography and related sleep monitoring, and it is managed with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, oral and nasal appliances, weight management, positional measures, and in selected cases surgery. The condition is associated with anatomical, neuromuscular, and metabolic risk factors and occurs across the lifespan, including in children and in people with specific syndromes. Research in this area, as reflected in the journal's articles, addresses treatment with EPAP nasal devices and their physiological principles and limitations, the elevated prevalence of OSA in populations such as individuals with Down syndrome and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, unusual associations with cervical osteophytosis and sudden death, objective measurement of sleep quality, comparison of consumer activity monitors with polysomnography, and the detection of sleep-disordered breathing through ambulatory cardiac monitoring.
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