Editing Apnea (section)

{{Short description|Suspension of breathing}}
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{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
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| synonyms        = Apnoea
| image           = Snoring under severe sleep apnoea - 1741-7015-9-17.oga    
| caption         = A 32 second breathing pause in a [[sleep apnea]] patient   
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'''Apnea''' (also spelled '''apnoea''' in  [[British English]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleep-apnoea/ |title=Sleep apnoea |website=nhs.uk |date=15 August 2019 |access-date=2020-04-21 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426043733/https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleep-apnoea/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is the temporary cessation of [[breathing]]. During apnea, there is no movement of the [[muscle]]s of [[inhalation]],{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} and the volume of the [[lung]]s initially remains unchanged. Depending on how blocked the [[airway]]s are ([[wikt:patency|patency]]), there may or may not be a flow of [[gas]] between the lungs and the environment. If there is sufficient flow, [[gas exchange]] within the lungs and [[cellular respiration]] would not be severely affected. Voluntarily doing this is called '''holding one's breath'''.
Apnea may first be diagnosed in childhood, and it is recommended to consult an ENT specialist, allergist or sleep physician to discuss symptoms when noticed; malformation and/or malfunctioning of the upper airways may be observed by an orthodontist.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-07|title=Sleep apnoea and orthodontics|url=https://orthodonticsaustralia.org.au/sleep-apnoea-and-orthodontics/|access-date=2022-02-28|website=Orthodontics Australia|language=en-AU|archive-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322183238/https://orthodonticsaustralia.org.au/sleep-apnoea-and-orthodontics/|url-status=live}}</ref>