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  1. Sleep Apnea - What Is Sleep Apnea? | NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 9, 2025 · 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 …

  2. CPAP - CPAP | NHLBI, NIH

    Mar 24, 2022 · CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) is a machine that uses mild air pressure to keep breathing airways open while you sleep. Your healthcare provider may …

  3. Sleep Apnea - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 9, 2025 · Central sleep apnea is caused by problems with the way your brain controls your breathing while you sleep. Your age, family history, lifestyle habits, other medical conditions, …

  4. Sleep Apnea - Treatment | NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 9, 2025 · Treatment for sleep apnea may include healthy lifestyle changes, positive airway pressure such as a CPAP machine, an oral device, surgery, or other treatments.

  5. Sleep Apnea - Diagnosis | NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 9, 2025 · To diagnose sleep apnea, your healthcare provider will ask you to see a sleep specialist or go to a center for a sleep study. You may also be asked to keep a sleep diary.

  6. Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea in Children - NHLBI, NIH

    Feb 12, 2025 · Undiagnosed sleep apnea in children can cause behavioral problems and affect their health. Learn about causes of and treatments for sleep apnea in children.

  7. Does how loud you snore matter to your health? - NHLBI, NIH

    Mar 13, 2024 · It used to be though that the louder the snore, the worse the sleep apnea, but ongoing research shows paradigms may be shifting in how we think about snoring.

  8. Lung Health Basics: Sleep Fact Sheet - NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 23, 2024 · This factsheet provides definitions for basic terms related to lung health and sleep, definitions of sleep conditions, and treatments for sleep apnea.

  9. Narcolepsy - NHLBI, NIH

    Mar 5, 2025 · Sleep studies help to understand the severity of daytime sleepiness A hypocretin test measures your hypocretin level to determine if you have cataplexy Up to 33% of people …

  10. Sleep Apnea Living With - NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 9, 2025 · How sleep apnea affects your health Untreated sleep apnea prevents you from getting enough rest, which can cause problems with concentrating, remembering things, …