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apnea

/ AP-nee-uh /

A temporary cessation of breathing.

dyspnea

When it comes on and in what position narrows the cause far faster than the sensation itself ever does.

sleep apnea

A sleep disorder that is marked by pauses in breathing of 10 seconds or more during sleep, and causes unrestful sleep.

tachypnea

/ TA-kip-NEE-uh /

Tachypnea is a breathing rate that is abnormally high for a person’s age and clinical circumstances.

parasomnia

Because episodes occur during sleep or its transitions, the person experiencing a parasomnia often has no memory of it afterward.

Provigil

Wakefulness is treated and the cause is not, which is why the drug sits alongside airway treatment rather than replacing it.

sleep disorder

A disturbance of normal sleep patterns.