Central Nervous System Disease

New Hope for a Better Night Sleep

Published in Blood Weekly, January 29th, 2009

The Greek word "apnea" literally means "without breath." Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by short pauses in breath during sleep. Each episode lasts long enough so that several breaths are missed, with such episodes occurring repeatedly throughout sleep.

There are three types of apnea: obstructive, central, and mixed; with obstructive being the most common. Despite differences in the root cause of each type, those suffering from sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during sleep, sometimes hundreds of times during the night, and often for a minute or longer.

Sleep apnea is a surprisingly common condition: according to the...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-01-29)

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