Synonyms for apnea
ˈæp ni ə, æpˈni əap·nea

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1. apneanoun

   Synonyms:
   asphyxia

2. apneanoun

   The cessation of breathing.

   Synonyms:
   asphyxia

Princeton's WordNet

1. apneanoun

   transient cessation of respiration

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1. Karin Johnson:

   Typical post-stroke workup involves testing for many risk factors including carotid atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, hypercoagulable states, hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes among others, obstructive sleep apnea not only worsens all of these conditions but even with adjusting for other causes doubles the risk of stroke.

2. Michael Grandner:

   A lot of people think sleep apnea will cause them to suffocate, but it won't, you're still getting enough air to breathe --and if not, your brain will wake you up.

3. Ferran Barbe:

   There are lots of studies focused on CPAP effects and less evidence with MAD, however, in clinical practice MAD also works. The take-home is that we have two good treatments for obstructive sleep apnea.

4. Glenn Keller:

   After finding out I had sleep apnea, of course I wanted to know a little more about it, and from what I understand, you're sleeping but you're not resting.

5. Alex Dimitriu:

   People with sleep apnea will report dreams of, like, drowning, suffocating, giant waves, gasping for air, being underwater or being choked.