Whats the difference between snoring and obstructive sleep apnea?
The term Sleep Disordered Breathing describes a number of sleep breathing disorders that includes snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Disordered Breathing is viewed as a continuum where simple snoring represents a mild disorder during which breathing during sleep is very loud due to the near collapse of the upper airway. When the snoring becomes worse due to further airway collapse (to the point where sleep is interrupted) the term upper airway resistance syndrome is used. Most serious, is the complete collapse of the airway that is termed obstructive sleep apnea. During an apnea, breathing cannot occur and the sleeper is forced to awaken to resume normal breathing.
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