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. Sebastian Jara:

   There's a lot of evidence that CPAP improves overall health and quality of life in both sexes with sleep apnea, also, because sleep apnea is less recognized in women, our hope is that this will provide further evidence that patients should be evaluated and treated for sleep apnea.

2. Alex Dimitriu:

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

3. Glenn Keller:

   When you're dealing with sleep apnea, although you're lying there all night and your eyes are closed, you never reach that restful stage of sleep, i was tired and I didn't realize I was tired, because that was all I've ever been -- was tired.

4. Michael Grandner:

   You might have a sleep disorder like sleep apnea (which is a very common cause of sleepiness) or you may be sleep deprived.

5. Raj Dasgupta:

   We're talking loud, obnoxious snoring, the type that would drown out conversations or be heard through closed doors, some of the very descriptive bed partners of my patients with obstructive sleep apnea describe their partners' snores as listening to a' dying bear' or a scene from' Jurassic Park,'.