PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Izolde Bouloukaki AU - Michail Fanaridis AU - Dries Testelmans AU - Athanasia Pataka AU - Sophia Schiza TI - Overlaps between obstructive sleep apnoea and other respiratory diseases, including COPD, asthma and interstitial lung disease AID - 10.1183/20734735.0073-2022 DP - 2022 Sep 01 TA - Breathe PG - 220073 VI - 18 IP - 3 4099 - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/18/3/220073.short 4100 - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/18/3/220073.full SO - Breathe2022 Sep 01; 18 AB - In the past, there was limited research relating to the role of sleep in respiratory diseases. Physicians treating these patients tended to focus mainly on the daily disabling symptoms, overlooking the possible significant role of coexisting sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).Nowadays, OSA has been recognised as an important, highly prevalent comorbidity for respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma and interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Overlap syndrome refers to the coexistence of chronic respiratory disease and OSA in the same patient. Although, in the past, overlap syndromes have been poorly studied, recent data underline that they result in increased morbidity and mortality compared with either underlying disorder alone. OSA and respiratory disease may be of different severity, and this, along with the existence of various clinical phenotypes, points to the necessity of an individualised therapeutic plan. Early recognition and OSA management could offer key benefits, such as improved sleep, quality of life and disease outcomes.Educational aimsDescribe pathophysiological aspects of OSA in chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma and ILDs.Understand the bidirectional clinical importance when OSA coexists in chronic respiratory diseases.Review current knowledge of treatment strategies towards an individualised therapeutic plan resulting in patient-centric outcomes.Obstructive sleep apnoea seems to be a common disorder in patients with respiratory disease, affecting the clinical outcomes of both diseases. Early detection and management are essential to improve morbidity and mortality in these patients. https://bit.ly/3SiuJH8