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  2. This revision integrates pediatric diagnosis into clinical adult diagnosis (except for obstructive sleep apnea) and led to the third edition of the ICSD, which was released in 2014. ICSD-3 includes specific diagnoses within the seven major categories, as well as an appendix for classification of sleep disorders associated with medical and ...

  3. Apple Watch could help you uncover hidden sleep apnea - AOL

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    To use the new sleep apnea detection feature on your Apple Watch, follow these steps: Ensure your Apple Watch is running the latest version of watchOS. Here are the steps: Tap on the Watch app ...

  4. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    Sleep apnea, British English sleep apnoea or sleep apnœa, is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which repetitive pauses in breathing, periods of shallow breathing, or collapse of the upper airway during sleep results in poor ventilation and sleep disruption. [10][11] Each pause in breathing can last for a few seconds to a few minutes and ...

  5. FDA approves Apple Watch sleep apnea detection tool

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    According to the FDA's approval notice, the Apple Watch sleep apnea function is not a diagnostic tool, but rather an over-the-counter device designed to assess watch-wearers' risk of sleep apnea ...

  6. What is Sleep Apnea? Symptoms & Treatment Options - AOL

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    Morning headaches. Insomnia. Anxiety. Depression. It’s difficult to notice the symptoms of sleep apnea at night. If you sleep with a partner, ask them to look out for signs of sleep apnea, like ...

  7. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airway leading to reduced or absent breathing during sleep. These episodes are termed "apneas" with complete or near-complete cessation of breathing, or "hypopneas" when the ...

  8. Classification of sleep disorders - Wikipedia

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    Classification of sleep disorders, as developed in the 19th century, used primarily three categories: insomnia, hypersomnia and nightmare. In the 20th century, increasingly in the last half of it, technological discoveries led to rapid advances in the understanding of sleep and recognition of sleep disorders. Major sleep disorders were defined ...

  9. Central sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    The conditions of hypoxia and hypercapnia, whether caused by apnea or not, trigger additional effects on the body.The immediate effects of central sleep apnea on the body depend on how long the failure to breathe endures, how short is the interval between failures to breathe, and the presence or absence of independent conditions whose effects amplify those of an apneic episode.