Central Sleep Apnea Treatment

Central Sleep Apnea is one of the two main forms of sleep apnea, with the other being obstructive sleep apnea. If you find yourself with central sleep apnea then do not worry! fortunatelythere is central sleep apnea treatment available… but, I would only have treatment as a last resort option in my opinion as there are multiple ways of atleast making your central sleep apnea better naturally.

So what is central sleep apnea?

Central sleep apnea is mainly caused by your brain, what happens is that the signals used to control your breathing aren’t sent correctly, now this sounds much more daunting then it actually is and bare with me because it’s not all doom and gloom.

Sleep apnea is normally caused by your lifestyle choice, if you are overweight then your chances of sleep apnea raises significantly, so before you make any drastic changes to your life you first need to determine how you actually got sleep apnea, now this could be a number of reasons such as:

• Being a male – Males are at a much greater risk of getting sleep apnea.

• Having a large neck size – Anything over 43cm for men and 40cm for women.

• Larger than normal tonsils.

• A family history that is known to of had sleep apnea.

• Being overweight

If you fit into any of these categories then you will probably need to get yourself checked out by the doctor. It’ important to remember that not all types of sleep apnea is naturally curable, especially central sleep apnea. However, do not lose hope because there is still multiple ways of making your sleep apnea much more managable.

Unfortunatly the central sleep apnea treatment is quite limited, as the dreaded words ‘CPAP’ will be mentioned here because these machines are definatly the most effective ways of treating central sleep apnea. If this just doesn’t seem like an option for you then there are other treatments available, such as drugs that help stimulate breathing.

Central Sleep Apnea Symptoms

• Feeling very tired and sleepy during the day

• Waking up daily with a headache

• Having trouble to swallow

• A feeling of numbness in the body – a very weak feeling

• Random changes in your voice

Because central sleep apnea treatment is different to obstructive sleep apnea, different methods of testing are required. When you go to your health provider, you will probably be asked to take part in a physical exam which will determine if you have any underline problems. You will then be taken to a sleep center so that you can be monitored whilst you sleep (polysomnogram) Although these are the most common you may be asked to take part in other tests such as the Echocardiogram or MRI of the neck or spine.

Unfortunatly there are much more limited options when it comes to central sleep apnea treatment, because of the way that sleep occurs (the brain) treatment is going to be less effective. However, there is technology these days that will help at treating central sleep apnea… Such as CPAP machines and although they can be a pain, they can also be life saving.

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