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Central sleep apnea, like obstructive sleep apnea, causes extreme sleepiness and lack of
concentration during the day, irritability, heart diseases and high blood pressure.
Some people living in high altitudes or who have suffered severe heart attacks or brain
injuries and have Central Sleep Apnea may even experience apnoeic episodes while they
are wide-awake.
3. Mixed Sleep Apnea
This is a combination of both obstructive and central sleep apnea, due to both improper
functioning of brain and blockade of your airways.
3. Who Gets Sleep Apnea?
S leep apnea can occur in anybody, in any age group, and of any sex.
However, occurrence of any type of sleep apnea has been more prevalent in the
following:
More middle-aged men than middle-aged women suffer from sleep apnea. Some middle-
aged women have it during menopause and some women start snoring during pregnancy.
It is thought that this might cause the disorder later. Overweight people may develop
Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The risk is higher if you are gaining weight rather than if you
maintain a stable body weight. Many obese people suffer from this disorder.
Loud snorers develop sleep apnea.
T he normal preconception is that sleep apnea occurs only in middle-aged and elderly
persons. This is not true and sleep apnea can occur in toddlers. Infant Sleep Apnea occurs
when the baby is unable to breathe while sleeping for around ten to twenty seconds or
more due to lack of regular airflow through mouth and nose. If the apnea is due to
blockages in airways, it is obstructive sleep apnea. However, if there is no normal
breathing, it may be a central nervous system problem. Normally, sleep apnea in infants
begins at thirty-seven weeks or roughly nine months. When such a baby suffers breathing
problems in sleep for no apparent reason, it is ‘Apnea of Infancy’. 'Apnea of Prematurity'
is when the baby is younger than nine months and suffers breathing problems.
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