Individuals can have obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, or features of both.

该为阻塞性呼吸暂停、中枢性呼吸暂停，或者混合。

One out of three men and one out of six women have sleep apnea.

有三之一的男性和六之一的女性患有呼吸中止症。

For example, I have 10 years of hands-on experience in treating patients with sleep apnea.

例如，我在治疗呼吸暂停患者方面有 10 年的 hands-on experience。

The most common symptom of sleep apnea is severe sleep deprivation.

呼吸暂停最常见的症状是严重的缺乏。

And, several papers have shown that sleep apnea gets worse when people sleep on their backs.

篇文章也显示，人在仰卧时，呼吸暂停的情况会加重。

But loud, chronic snoring is one sign of a sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea.

但响亮、长期的打鼾能是障碍的征兆：即一般所知的阻塞呼吸中止症。

Sleep apnea on its own is rarely fatal, but it can worsen other health problems.

呼吸暂停本身很少致命，但是会加重其他健康问题。

So what puts someone at risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea?

所以，什么原因会让一个人有阻塞呼吸中止的风险？

And this is why obstructive sleep apnea can be linked to hypertension and other cardiovascular problems.

这就是为什么阻塞呼吸中止症会被连结到高血压及其他心血管问题。

Many researchers see weight loss as a solution to obstructive sleep apnea.

许研究者认为减重是解决阻塞呼吸中止症的一种方式。

Central sleep apnea refers to the fact that the problem is " central" or related to the central nervous system.

而中枢性呼吸暂停意味着问题在“中枢”，与中枢神经系统有关。

There's one other kind of sleep apnea called central sleep apnea, which occurs when the brain temporarily fails to regulate the body's breathing.

还有一种呼吸中止症叫做中枢性呼吸中止症，原因是大脑暂时无法调节身体的呼吸。

Diagnosing sleep apnea requires a sleep study to help identify episodes of sleep apnea, the more episodes the more severe the sleep apnea.

诊断呼吸暂停，需要研究帮助识别呼吸暂停的发作，发作次数越，疾越严重。

Obstructive sleep apnea is usually caused by blockages in the airway and is mainly characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep.

阻塞呼吸中止症通常是由气道阻塞造成，主要的特征就是时呼吸暂停。

For severe sleep apnea, individuals can use a continuous positive airway pressure device or CPAP device for short.

对于严重的呼吸暂停，患者以使用持续正压呼吸机，即CPAP。

I actually have sleep apnea because of my dwarfism too.

我实际上也因为侏儒症而患有呼吸暂停症。

Sleep apnea stops diaphragm muscles from contracting.

呼吸暂停会阻止横膈膜肌肉收缩。

If left untreated, sleep apnea can lead to crippling exhaustion or worse.

如果不及时治疗，呼吸暂停能会导致严重疲劳或更严重。

But it could be sleep apnea.

但也有能是呼吸暂停综合症。

See, he has sleep apnea, so...

他有窒息症。