What is apnea?

I suffer with sleep apnea, after tests I was told I stop breathing 20 an hour for the equivalent of 3 breaths, luckily I now have a CPAP machine which helps me breathe and sleep better

my Partner suffers from it

My husband has it. He's slept with a CPAP machine for almost 30 years.

dilli, I have 'central' sleep apnea which is not because of obesity or other obstruction, but because my brain forgets to make me breathe when I'm asleep. Without a Bi-PAP, I could die in my sleep of respiratory failure.

Dorothy, the new ones are whisper quiet and have incredible temperature control. They can take it anywhere from off to 90+ (F) Maybe you should look into it again. I was so worried but it's amazing now

I was thought to have that but. the c-papp was not for me it was too cold.

DawnyG, So does my father.

Technically, apnea is a condition of not breathing at all, whether it is temporary such as in sleep apnea, drug overdose, alcohol poisoning, etc. if it lasts long enough, then it causes death.

my sleep 😴 is fine

yes I suffer from sleep apnea too I can't lay down without breathing with it on whether I'm awake or not sometimes I use it to calm my breathing down when I'm even sitting up

Jonesy, it's the same word different spelling correct either way but the Greek word where it comes from is apnoia

I have sleep apnoea and use a CPAP machine. By the way, British English is the correct way to spell. Not American English.