- Central sleep apnea – a relatively uncommon form which occurs when the brain fails to send the signal to the muscles to take a breath; this results in periods where there is no muscular effort to breathe
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) – a much more common form, where the brain sends signals to the muscles and the muscles do make an effort to take a breath, but they are unable to comply effectively because an obstructed airway prevents an adequate flow of air
- Mixed sleep apnea, a mixture of the two, is also possible but extremely uncommon.
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