Sleep Disorder Characterized
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. Episodes, called apneas Apnea treatment, last long enough so that one or more breaths are missed, and occur repeatedly throughout sleep.
The standard definition of any apneic event includes a minimum 10 second interval between breaths, with either a neurological arousal (a 3-second or greater shift in EEG frequency), a blood oxygen desaturation of 3-4% or greater, or both arousal and desaturation. Sleep apnea is diagnosed with an overnight sleep test called a polysomnogram.Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common category of sleep-disordered breathing. The muscle tone of the body ordinarily relaxes during sleep. And since, at the level of the throat, the human airway is composed of walls of soft tissue . which can collapse .