Sleep apnea and high altitude?
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ClayL
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Re: Sleep apnea and high altitude?
My sleep doc said that high altitudes can cause central apneas. He said CO (where we live) is famous for that. We are about a mile high here. That being said I didn't notice much if any difference between summer numbers here in CO and winter numbers in AZ at about 800 ft where we spent winters for many years.
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Re: Sleep apnea and high altitude?
Yes, Albuquerque is the same altitude as Denver. But I don't really have centrals.
ClayL wrote:My sleep doc said that high altitudes can cause central apneas. He said CO (where we live) is famous for that. We are about a mile high here. That being said I didn't notice much if any difference between summer numbers here in CO and winter numbers in AZ at about 800 ft where we spent winters for many years.
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