How to Use apnea in a Sentence

apnea

noun
  • Here’s what to know about screen and email apnea.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The worse the apnea is, the more catch-up time may be required.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
  • But that the 60-year-old dealt with sleep apnea wasn’t widely known.
    — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 17 June 2017
  • But that the 60-year-old dealt with sleep apnea wasn't widely known.
    — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2017
  • While none of these alone are inducing an attack, these bouts of apnea add up.
    — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
  • For these people, treating the apnea might solve the pee problem.
    — Tara Parker-Pope, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • My smiling face on every poster for sleep-apnea studies.
    — Cora Frazier, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Sleep apnea is—and one that raises your risk for stroke, heart-rhythm problems, and heart failure.
    — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Overall, men are two to three times more likely to suffer from apnea than women.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Sleep apnea is not just about sleep Sleep apnea is more than a sleep disorder.
    — Erika Yamazaki, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
  • Thank screen or email apnea for ratcheting up your stress levels in the moment.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Wonder what a static apnea record-setting attempt looks like?
    — Erin Beresini, Outside Online, 9 May 2013
  • The more severe the apnea, the greater the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attacks, heart failure and strokes.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Inside the complex, there is a man with apnea who cannot sleep at night without power to his oxygen machine.
    — Sheri Fink, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2017
  • As a result, sufferers of severe apnea might wake up every minute or two throughout the night.
    — Robert Stickgold, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2015
  • The basic idea is that many apnea and snoring cases are caused by the tongue and throat muscles losing tone while sleeping.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In the Biosphere, people struggled to climb stairs and to stay asleep without apnea waking them up.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 July 2023
  • Common signs of apnea include restless sleep, loud snoring, and feeling tired during the day.
    — Emma Obregón Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts, causing fatigue and leading to longer-term health risks.
    — William Wilkes, Bloomberg.com, 14 June 2021
  • But in between these commonplace alerts are empty spaces people wake into as to a sort of apnea.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • More recent meta-analyses have bolstered the case for treating apnea with airway workouts.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Was he blinded by his desire to confirm his apnea hypothesis?
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Those having severe apnea are at greatest risk of heart attacks and strokes, as well as vehicle crashes as drivers.
    — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Studies also have found that microbiota rhythms are compromised in people who do shift work and those with sleep apnea.
    — Larry M. Greenberg, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2017
  • In fact, there are multiple dive modes to pick from, including gas, gauge, apnea, apnea hunt, or closed-circuit rebreather.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Sleep apnea can negatively impact the heart, because when breathing stops, the level of oxygen in the blood drops.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2022
  • Sleep Problems In Children Sleep apnea isn’t just an adult issue.
    — Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Social apnea – as the name suggests – is the sleep that bookends days with more social activities and sleep schedules are out of whack.
    — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Difficulty breathing through the nose can contribute to sleep apnea.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Obesity, which can narrow the airway, is one of the leading contributors to sleep apnea.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024

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