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Permalink Reply by Mike on October 22, 2009 at 4:21pm

so the question i think you're asking without abbreviations is whether untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea can cause Central Sleep Apnea?

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Permalink Reply by 99 on October 22, 2009 at 4:34pm

that is a very sobering sumery which i concur

j n k sai

The larger, primary issue is that untreated OSA can cause death. It is a secondary issue that before that happens, many other things can go wrong along the way, including things that can lead to central sleep apnea.

Untreated OSA can cause damage to every organ in your body, including your heart and brain.

Ineffective sleep is bad. Ineffective breathing is bad. Fix them both before the body and brain are damaged further.

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on October 22, 2009 at 6:05pm

Untreated obstructive apnea can lead to the causes of central apnea. these include, but are not limited to congestive heart failure, brain damage, central nervous system disorder, strokes, and seizures. Typically the first results of untreated OSA will be hypertension, diabetes, and heart palpitations. These will be typically seen after snoring and daytime fatigue. The important thing is to recognize and treat the problem as sson as possible. Currently the education is inefficient to hit the mainstream with the large effect needed to help the problem. This is why we need to keep telling the success stories seeen on sleepguide. Let em know Sandra.

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Permalink Reply by Jan on October 22, 2009 at 6:24pm

I'd like to ask a related question. Can treating obstructive sleep apnea get rid of central sleep apnea? I was diagnosed with both according to my sleep MD. He seems to think that the Centrals will likely go away once the obstructive apneas are under control.

Thanks
Jan

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on October 22, 2009 at 8:30pm

Your doc is correct. Treatment of OSA can eliminate some CSA events. Typically these events are not true CSA as they are caused by the arousals and constant sleep fragmentation brought on by severe OSA. Usually in these situations another sleep evaluation is done after 6-12 months on PAP therapy. There is a much longer explanation, but this is it in a nutshell. Ican't seem to find it in my mountain of sleep files, but I believe I posted a study on this in a discussion about centrals a few weeks earlier.

Jan said:

I'd like to ask a related question. Can treating obstructive sleep apnea get rid of central sleep apnea? I was diagnosed with both according to my sleep MD. He seems to think that the Centrals will likely go away once the obstructive apneas are under control.

Thanks
Jan

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Permalink Reply by Jan on October 22, 2009 at 8:41pm

When I was first diagnosed and found SG, you may have posted some info in response to questions I asked about central...I have a lot of "new facts" in my brain since joining in on discussions on SG-- let me go back and check to see if I can located the conversation.

As always,
Thanks,
Jan

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Permalink Reply by Sandra Ford on October 22, 2009 at 9:05pm

Thanks Rock, very informative...I didn't know how serious OSA&CSA was until I came across the site.

Rock Hinkle said:

Untreated obstructive apnea can lead to the causes of central apnea. these include, but are not limited to congestive heart failure, brain damage, central nervous system disorder, strokes, and seizures. Typically the first results of untreated OSA will be hypertension, diabetes, and heart palpitations. These will be typically seen after snoring and daytime fatigue. The important thing is to recognize and treat the problem as sson as possible. Currently the education is inefficient to hit the mainstream with the large effect needed to help the problem. This is why we need to keep telling the success stories seeen on sleepguide. Let em know Sandra.

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on October 22, 2009 at 10:15pm

If you can't let me know and i will dig through my hard drive for it.

Jan said:

When I was first diagnosed and found SG, you may have posted some info in response to questions I asked about central...I have a lot of "new facts" in my brain since joining in on discussions on SG-- let me go back and check to see if I can located the conversation.

As always,
Thanks,
Jan

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Permalink Reply by susan mccord on October 23, 2009 at 9:35pm

Rock, I rest my case about your value to the SG community...............

McCord :-)

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Permalink Reply by 99 on October 23, 2009 at 9:44pm

Rock, I Rock my case about your value to the SG community...............

Sorry Susan about the plagarism

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