Central sleep apnea, causes
Central sleep apnea , a less common disorder which accounts
for less than 5%, is a sleeping disorder in which your breathing stops
and resumes repeatedly during sleep which results from lack of respiratory
effort.
It occurs when the brain functions that send signals to the muscles
that control the breathing are interrupted. It can also result from
heart failure, stroke and sleeping at high altitude.
Other symptoms include chronic fatigue, sleepiness
during daytime, headaches in the morning, and restless sleep.
Idiopathic central sleep apnea, a form of central sleep apnea, occurs normally in people with congestive heart failure. It is not associated with another disease.
Central Sleep Apnea Treatments
Those who have certain underlying medical conditions, such as life-threatening brainstem problems, may often suffer from central sleep apnea. Brainstem controls our breathing, and therefore any injury or disease that affects this area causes abnormal breathing.
During sleep, central sleep apnea sufferers often experience episodes of interrupted breathing.
Treating central sleep apnea may involve using supplemental oxygen
or a device to keep your upper passage airway open.
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Central Sleep Apnea Causes
Central sleep apnea can be caused by: Bulbar poliomyelitis; cervical spine surgery complications; brainstem affected by encephalitis or stroke; Parkinson's disease; cervical spine radiation; degenerative changes in the base of the skull or cervical spine and severe arthritis; severe obesity; primary hypoventilation syndrome; and consumption of narcotic-containing painkillers.You should know: Severe sleep apnea raises death risk by 46 percent.
Central
sleep apnea symptoms - Persons with central sleep apnea have episodes
of disrupted breathing during sleep. Other symptoms may include...
Sleep
apnea death cause- Sleep apnea death is closely linked with obesity,
high blood pressure...
Stop
sleep apnea without med treatment - changes in lifestyle can stop
sleep apnea...
Central sleep apnea is not the same as obstructive
sleep apnea.
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external links
mayoclinic: Central
sleep apnea
