How to Use sleep apnea in a Sentence

sleep apnea

noun
  • These things may increase your risk of sleep apnea.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
  • And why would someone who doesn’t have sleep apnea choose to watch this?
    — Liz Moughon, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Children who snore might have sleep apnea, which should get assessed.
    — Jill U. Adams, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • These adjustable bases are known to help with back pain, sleep apnea, and acid reflux.
    — Trevor Raab, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2021
  • Jake got rid of his sleep apnea and is no longer pre-diabetic.
    — Abby Roedel, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The wait forced some sleep apnea patients to place a dangerous bet.
    — Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Men, on the other hand, are more likely to have sleep apnea than women.
    — Wendy Troxel, Time, 2 June 2021
  • Turner, who has sleep apnea, now uses a machine to breathe at night.
    — María Luisa Paúl, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • So far, no pills for sleep apnea exist, but researchers are working on it.
    — Washington Post, 12 July 2018
  • The excessive heat triggered his sleep apnea, and his shirt was drenched in sweat.
    — oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • Many of these dogs have what’s known as sleep apnea, a condition shared with humans.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
  • None of these fixes is a cure for chronic insomnia or sleep apnea.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • None of these fixes is a cure for chronic insomnia or sleep apnea.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
  • Men in midlife are more likely than younger men and women to develop sleep apnea.
    — Soomi Lee, Men's Health, 9 Feb. 2022
  • For kids with sleep apnea, the first line of treatment is to remove the tonsils and adenoids.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The device has been proven to improve the severity of sleep apnea.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
  • As mentioned above, stress, anxiety, and even sleep apnea may cause people to grind their teeth at night.
    — Courtney Schmidt, Health.com, 3 June 2021
  • The teen had no history of drug use or sleep apnea according to the report.
    — Fox News, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Obese Yucatán miniature pigs were found to have as many as thirty-five episodes of sleep apnea per hour.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • At the very least, sleep apnea can have a negative impact on your quality of life.
    — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • But gasping or pausing during breathing could be signs of sleep apnea and should be looked at by a doctor.
    — Erin Delmore, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2019
  • All of the above could point to sleep apnea—which warrants its own diagnosis and treatment.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
  • But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Signs of sleep apnea People with sleep apnea stop breathing during the night.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 31 May 2023
  • Her offense was having a tantrum at school, triggered by her sleep apnea that her family says the school was aware of.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021
  • In severe cases of sleep apnea, people stop breathing hundreds of times each night.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Roughly two hours of the abduction were recorded on Stephens’ sleep apnea app.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Some research shows sleep apnea can cause an increase in cortisol, your body's stress hormone.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Her clothing size went from a 4 to a 12 and the weight was contributing to sleep apnea and joint pain.
    — Deb Gordon, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Can your Apple Watch predict high blood pressure and sleep apnea?
    — Brian Barrett, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2017

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