Central sleep apnea

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
Anonymous

Central sleep apnea

Post by Anonymous » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:43 am

CSA affects only 5-10% of the sleep apnea population. CSA occurs when both airflow and respiratory effort cease. This cessation of breathing results from a loss of the autonomic drive to breathe, due to a host of issues including, brain injury, and too much pressure delivered by a flow generator.