View source for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders

=== Types ===
Abnormalities in breathing occur during sleep that may or may not be present while awake. They are classified as follows:

* Sleep apnea, including the more specific disorders of obstructive sleep apnea and [[central sleep apnea]]
* Central hypoventilation syndromes
* Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
* Sleep-related hypoxemia disorder
* Sleep-related hypoventilation due to a medication
* Isolated symptoms produced by breathing during sleep, including snoring and [[catathrenia]].

* The most severe of the sleep apneas is [[obstructive sleep apnea]]. 

* [[Central Hypoventilation Syndrome|Central hypoventilation syndrome]]