Re: central sleep apnea - possible causes?
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:12 pm
As blueh20 mentions carbon dioxide maintenance issues are very likely to play a major part in central sleep apnea.
I deal with these issues by:
Reducing stress (50%)
Monitoring and responding to changes in my CPAP treatment (30%)
Moving well (10%) Note: Expensive Pedometer and Personal Trainer used.
Eating well (10%) Note: Dietitian and cooking classes used.
If the carbon dioxide issues are not contained by the above I have been known to use EERS[1] under the watchful eye of my doctor.
[1] :
Gilmartin G, McGeehan B, Vigneault K, Daly RW, Manento M, Weiss JW, Thomas RJ.
Treatment of positive airway pressure treatment-associated respiratory instability with enhanced expiratory rebreathing space (EERS).
Source: J Clin Sleep Med. 2010 Dec 15;6(6):529-38. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206741
I deal with these issues by:
Reducing stress (50%)
Monitoring and responding to changes in my CPAP treatment (30%)
Moving well (10%) Note: Expensive Pedometer and Personal Trainer used.
Eating well (10%) Note: Dietitian and cooking classes used.
If the carbon dioxide issues are not contained by the above I have been known to use EERS[1] under the watchful eye of my doctor.
[1] :
Gilmartin G, McGeehan B, Vigneault K, Daly RW, Manento M, Weiss JW, Thomas RJ.
Treatment of positive airway pressure treatment-associated respiratory instability with enhanced expiratory rebreathing space (EERS).
Source: J Clin Sleep Med. 2010 Dec 15;6(6):529-38. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206741