What is sleep apnea disorder?

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.

How do members experience sleep apnea disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with sleep apnea disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for sleep apnea disorder*

*Data from patients with sleep apnea disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with sleep apnea disorder*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(System One CPAP machine)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
sleep apnea disorder (1)

*Data from patients with sleep apnea disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has sleep apnea disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 14
20s 36
30s 192
40s 477
50s 878
60s 974
70+ 646

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,023
Female 2,161

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What is sleep apnea disorder?

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.



Common symptoms reported by people with sleep apnea disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for sleep apnea disorder

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(System One CPAP machine)
Type
Equipment
How many have tried
829
Tried for
sleep apnea disorder (1)

Data from patients with sleep apnea disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with sleep apnea disorder

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(System One CPAP machine)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
sleep apnea disorder (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with sleep apnea disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has sleep apnea disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 12 new patients joined this month
  • 550 say sleep apnea disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 14
20s 36
30s 192
40s 477
50s 878
60s 974
70+ 646
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 150
20-29 years 244
30-39 years 365
40-49 years 434
50-59 years 239
60-69 years 58
70+ years 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,023
Female 2,161

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,992
Not Diagnosed 108

These charts show data from sleep apnea disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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