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  • Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a condition where your breathing stops for short spells when you are asleep. The word apnoea means without breath - that is, the breathing stops. In the case of OSAS, the breathing stops because of an obstruction to the flow of air down your airway. The obstruction to the airflow occurs in the throat at the top of the airway. You may also have episodes where your breathing becomes abnormally slow and shallow. This is called hypopnoea. Because there can also be these episodes of hypopnoea, doctors sometimes use the term 'obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome'.
     
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