sleep apnea
noun
: apnea that recurs during sleep and is caused especially by obstruction of the airway or a disturbance in the brain's respiratory center
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Those burning garbage dumps have been linked to cancers, sleep apnea, and other respiratory and neurological ailments. 
Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Turner, who has sleep apnea, now uses a machine to breathe at night. María Luisa Paúl, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 On the podcast, Bell shares that he's long experienced sleep apnea and other sleep issues without a clear root cause. Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 11 July 2022 Today doctors associate excess weight with medical conditions like heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and depression. Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 19 June 2022 Many patients have medical problems related to severe obesity, including diabetes, fatty liver disease, hypertension, polycystic ovary syndrome, sleep apnea and painful arthritic joints. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2022 The 61-year-old, who had been using a Philips CPAP machine for sleep apnea, had been able to fall back on an old device from another manufacturer. Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 There are around 80 different kinds of sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Milly Chan, CNN, 17 May 2022 President Donald Trump sidetracked at least four major road safety proposals in development, such as medical evaluations of commercial truck drivers for sleep apnea. Hope Yen And Tom Krisher, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021 See More
Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Turner, who has sleep apnea, now uses a machine to breathe at night. María Luisa Paúl, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 On the podcast, Bell shares that he's long experienced sleep apnea and other sleep issues without a clear root cause. Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 11 July 2022 Today doctors associate excess weight with medical conditions like heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and depression. Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 19 June 2022 Many patients have medical problems related to severe obesity, including diabetes, fatty liver disease, hypertension, polycystic ovary syndrome, sleep apnea and painful arthritic joints. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2022 The 61-year-old, who had been using a Philips CPAP machine for sleep apnea, had been able to fall back on an old device from another manufacturer. Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 There are around 80 different kinds of sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Milly Chan, CNN, 17 May 2022 President Donald Trump sidetracked at least four major road safety proposals in development, such as medical evaluations of commercial truck drivers for sleep apnea. Hope Yen And Tom Krisher, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sleep apnea
noun
: brief periods of recurrent cessation of breathing during sleep that is caused especially by obstruction of the airway or a disturbance in the brain's respiratory center and is associated especially with excessive daytime sleepiness