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