Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Overview

Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which your throat muscles relax and block your breathing repeatedly as you sleep. This causes serious health risks and disturbs your sleep quality, which often results in daytime sleepiness.

Why choose Mayo Clinic for obstructive sleep apnea

• Experience. Mayo Clinic doctors trained in sleep medicine have extensive experience in diagnosing and treating adults and children who have obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. Each Mayo Clinic location offers a sleep disorders center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and staffed by specialists trained in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders.
• Team approach. Mayo Clinic doctors trained in sleep medicine work together to determine the most appropriate treatment for your condition. Doctors trained in lung and breathing conditions (pulmonologists), brain and nervous system conditions (neurologists), mental health conditions (psychiatrists), heart disease (cardiologists), ear, nose and throat conditions (ENT doctors), dental specialists, and others may treat your condition.
• Treatment expertise. Mayo Clinic doctors have expertise in treating obstructive sleep apnea with nonsurgical treatments, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and other therapies. When necessary, referral for surgery, such as minimally invasive procedures, jaw surgery and many others, may be considered. Staff at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has experience treating children who have pediatric sleep apnea.
• Research. Mayo Clinic doctors and researchers study new diagnosis and treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders and conduct clinical trials.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked among the Best Hospitals for respiratory disorders, for neurology and neurosurgery, for heart and heart surgery, for ear, nose and throat, and for psychiatry by U.S. News & World Report.

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