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Central Sleep Apnea Treatment

Central sleep apnea treatment may be done in many possible ways, but the treatment depends on the patient’s condition. Basically this method will help the patient’s get rid from the discomforts that they feel. Below are the treatments for central sleep apnea:

  • Treatment for associated medical problems, if the possible cause of central sleep apnea are heart or neuromuscular disorders, appropriate therapy for heart failure should be needed to eliminate central sleep apnea.
  • Decrease of opioid medications, through this your doctor should lessen your dose of your medication if in case opioid medications is the cause your central sleep apnea.
  • For central sleep apnea treatment additional oxygen is often used. To use this while you are at sleep help you get relief when you have central sleep apnea. There are various forms of oxygen that are available and as well as different devices to deliver oxygen to your lungs. This kind of treatment is not advisable for those with heart failure.
  • Medications are also used to stimulate breathing in people that has central sleep apnea. In some cases doctors prescribe acetazolamide to prevent central sleep apnea in high altitude.
  • Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is used to central sleep apnea treatment. On this method you have to wear mask over your nose while you are at sleep. The mask is attached to a small pump that provides pressurized air which holds open your upper airway. The continuous positive airway pressure may eliminate snoring but it also important that you use the device only as prescribe. If you feel that your mask is uncomfortable or the pressure supply too strong it is better to talk to your doctor in order to do some adjustments.
  • Bilevel positive airway pressure is also used for central sleep apnea treatment which provides steady, constant pressure to your upper airway as you take breaths in and out. The goal of this method is to boost the weak breathing pattern of central sleep apnea.

Central sleep apnea treatment will help you to get aid from your disorder but it should be done with proper recommendation from your doctor.