What is Sleep Apnea?

Sleep apnea disorders are characterized by multiple cessations of respirations during sleep that induce partial arousals and interfere with the maintenance of sleep. Sleep apnea syndromes are divided into central, obstructive, and mixed central-obstructive types.

What do patients take to treat Sleep Apnea and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
30

These charts show data from Sleep Apnea patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Sleep Apnea at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
73% Females
27% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 60
20-29 yrs 84
30-39 yrs 124
40-49 yrs 123
50-59 yrs 53
60-69 yrs 12
70+ yrs 1
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 553
Not Officially Diagnosed 27

These charts show data from Sleep Apnea patients who have completed their condition history