Synonyms for sleep apnea
sleep apnea

Princeton's WordNet

1. sleep apneanoun

   apnea that occurs during sleep

Matched Categories

1. • Apnea
   • Sleep Disorder

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1. Richard Leung:

   Following treatment, when they are feeling better, some choose to think of it as, ‘My depression got better when my sleep apnea got treated’.

2. Sebastian Jara:

   One of the reasons why our findings may have been different from past studies, at least in men, is that a lot of past studies looked at men with sleep apnea who also had a form of sexual dysfunction at baseline. So improvements were noted, but they were noted in a patient population that already had more sexual dysfunction.

3. Andrew Freeman:

   Interrupted sleep — especially (in) those with sleep apnea — usually releases catecholamines like adrenaline, which can do all sorts of things if it’s a chronic problem.

4. Karin Johnson:

   Typical post-stroke workup involves testing for many risk factors including carotid atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, hypercoagulable states, hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes among others, obstructive sleep apnea not only worsens all of these conditions but even with adjusting for other causes doubles the risk of stroke.

5. Michael Grandner:

   A lot of people think sleep apnea will cause them to suffocate, but it won't, you're still getting enough air to breathe --and if not, your brain will wake you up.