OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - OSA - APNEA - SLEEP APNEA -CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA  and APNOEA are the  primary names used to identify brief cessation of breath while sleeping which may be as brief as a few seconds or at times greater than 60 seconds.

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea_Treatments.html    

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Not to be considered medical advise. Any direction of treatment or treatment must be by your doctor.