Sleep apnea
Symptoms
Related diseases
Sleep apnea is a breathing cessation that occurs during sleep and lasts for at least 10 seconds. Breathing pauses can sometimes last longer than a minute and repeat dozens of times per hour. Typically, normal breathing resumes, often accompanied by loud snoring and awakening.
Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology