Obstructive Sleep Apnea, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the medical disorder in which there is intermittent and repeated upper airway collapse during sleep.
There is the absence of respiratory airflow (for 10 seconds or more) during sleep in spite of respiratory effort due to upper airway obstruction.
It is typically featured by repetitive pauses in breathing during sleep in spite of the effort to breathe and is normally linked with a decrease in blood oxygen saturation.
These pauses in breathing are called apneas (...