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Bookmark or Share- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is when a blockage in your airway keeps air from moving through your windpipe while you’re asleep. The blockage and lack of airflow can cause your blood oxygen levels to drop, triggering a survival reflex in your brain that wakes you up just enough to breathe again.
- COPD - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, mucus (sputum) production and wheezing. It's typically caused by long-term exposure to irritating gases or particulate matter, most often from cigarette smoke.
- Obstructive sleep apnea - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicObstructive sleep apnea is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder. People with obstructive sleep apnea repeatedly stop and start breathing while they sleep. There are several types of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the throat muscles relax and block the airway. This happens off and on many times during sleep.
- Obstructive sleep apnea - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicTests to detect obstructive sleep apnea include: Polysomnography. During this sleep study, you're hooked up to equipment that monitors your heart, lung and brain activity and breathing patterns while you sleep. The equipment also measures arm and leg movements and blood oxygen levels. You might be monitored all night or part of the night.
- Obstructive lung disease: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatmentObstructive lung disease describes a range of conditions in which a person’s airways are blocked. In this article, we look at its types, symptoms, diagnosis, and...
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