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What is the Definition of Central Sleep Apnea?
Central Sleep Apnea is a disorder in which your breathing repeatedly stops and starts during your sleep. Central Sleep Apnea is less common than Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
What is Cheyne-Stokes syndrome?
its a sleep apnea where one can be obstrucitive sleep apnea and a complex of the two of the two can have this when even awake
Is spinal arthritis a cause of central apnea?
yes
What happens in central sleep apnea?
central sleep apnea is caused by the internal brain stem, where the autonomic system doesn't work properly. You can go minutes without breahting. Constructive sleep apnea is where the back of the throat collapses during sleep and you struggle to breath. The pauses in breathing last 10-20 seconds or longer. constructive sleep apnea is no where near as bad as central.
What is the other names for Central Sleep Apnea?
I did some research.I found some variations of Central Sleep Apnea:(1) Cheyne"s-Stokes Respiration (2) Ondine's Curse. cmf3225
What different types of treatment for sleep apnea is there?
Obstructive sleep apnea cause when soft tissues relax and collapse block breathing and thus preventing inhaled air from reaching the lungs Next Central sleep apnea cause when brain doesn't send signals through lungs however when breathing passage is open it would not reach air sacs called alveoli thus leading to falling asleep
What sleep cycle does sleep apnea happen in?
There are two primary types of sleep apnea, central and obstructive. The more common of the two, obstructive sleep apnea, associated with obesity, occurs during REM sleep.
Treatment for central sleep apnea?
Causes of central sleep apnea include various severe and life-threatening lesions of the lower brainstem, which controls breathing. Examples include bulbar poliomyelitis , a form of polio affecting the brainstem.
What type of sleep apnea is treated with mechanical ventilators?
For moderate to severe sleep apnea, the most successful treatment is nighttime use of a ventilator, called a CPAP machine. used to treat both obstructive and central sleep apnea.
What is the difference between central sleep apnea and other severe forms of sleep apnea?
Sleep apnea is when people stop breathing while sleeping. Central is when the problem is that the brain is not sending the signal. You forget to breath when asleep. The other type is obstructive which is when the muscles of the throat collapse and close the airway when they relaxeduring deep stages of sleep.
What is the medical definition for apnea?
Apnea is a medical condition characterized by a temporary cessation of breathing during sleep for at least 10 seconds. It is often associated with snoring, gasping, and daytime sleepiness. There are different types of apnea, including obstructive sleep apnea where the airway is blocked, and central sleep apnea where the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe.
Is sleep apnea considered as disability?
In Britain, any condition that has a serious and long term negative effect on your ability to function in day-to-day life is considered a disability under the Equality Act 2000. Sleep Apnea can be registered as, and treated as, a disability in many cases.
