Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Respiratory Inspirations: A Cleveland Clinic Lungs, Allergy, Critical Illness and Infectious Disease Podcast - A podcast by Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Institute

Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-breathing disorder that occurs when muscles in the throat relax and block air flow to the lungs during sleep, interrupting normal breathing. Sleep experts Loutfi Aboussouan, MD and Reena Mehra, MD join this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss all things obstructive sleep apnea: from symptoms and testing to diagnosis and treatment.