Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
When the throat repeatedly narrows and closes during sleep, so breathing is cut off. The chest tries to breathe but air cannot get through.
A little more detail
Under ICSD-3 criteria, the diagnosis is made with 5 or more predominantly obstructive respiratory events per hour on polysomnography or a home test together with symptoms (sleepiness, snoring, witnessed apnea, waking up gasping or choking) or an associated condition, or with 15 or more events regardless of symptoms. ICSD-3-TR (2023) keeps these core criteria.
Source: Sateia MJ. International Classification of Sleep Disorders, third edition: highlights and modifications. Chest. 2014;146(5):1387-1394. doi:10.1378/chest.14-0970
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