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obstructive apnea

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obstructive apnea [əb¦stək·tiv ′ap·nē·ə]
(medicine)
A pause in breathing while sleeping that lasts more than 10 seconds and is caused by a collapse of the upper airways.


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Most often adults are diagnosed with obstructive apnea, or sleep disordered breathing which is caused by the blockage of the breathing passage by tonsils and adenoids.
Obstructive apnea is a cessation in breathing caused by blockage of the airway by enlarged adenoids or tonsils.
Since then," he said, "patients are substantially fatter, and we think there are more obstructive apneas in heart failure patients than there used to be.
 
 
 
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