Apnea

Apnea of prematurity may be due to a disturbance in the brain's breathing control center, called central apnea. With obstructive apnea, breathing stops because something is blocking the airway.
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Apnea can occur for many different reasons. The most common causes of apnea in infants and small children are generally quite different from the most common causes in adults.
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Sleep apnea
The classic picture of obstructive sleep apnea includes episodes of heavy snoring that begin soon after falling asleep.
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Sleep Apnea
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episodes of interrupted breathing during sleep.
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Sleep apnea is a common, yet under-diagnosed, sleep disorder in which a person's airway becomes blocked during sleep, preventing air from reaching the lungs and oxygen from getting to the blood.
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Sleep apnea may occur if you're young or old, male or female. Even children can have sleep apnea, a problem more common than it's known. But certain factors put you more at risk:
Obstructive sleep apnea ...
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Sleep apnea, obstructive: Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. It owes its name to a Greek word, apnea, meaning "want of breath." ...
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Sleep apnea is the term used for periods in which a person temporarily stops breathing while asleep. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when something is blocking the airway. It is the most common type of sleep apnea.
What is going on in the body?
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Sleep apnea occurs when you regularly stop breathing for 10 seconds or longer during sleep. It can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the number of times in an hour that your breathing stops (apnea) or becomes very slow (hypopnea).
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MIXED SLEEP APNEA - A form of sleep apnea where there is exists a combination of obstructive and central sleep apnea syndromes.
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Apnea of prematurity is a condition in which the infant stops breathing for periods lasting up to 20 seconds. It is often associated with a slowing of the heart rate. The baby may become pale, or the skin color may change to a blue or purplish hue.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Nighttime incontinence may be one sign of another condition called obstructive sleep apnea, in which the child's breathing is interrupted during sleep, often because of inflamed or enlarged tonsils or adenoids.
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Many premature babies suffer from apnea, a periodic halt in breathing that seems to result from immaturity of the nerve pathways that control respiration.
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There are others who experience sleep apnea. This occurs when the person, while asleep, stops breathing for as long as two minutes at a time. He then gasps for breath and may awaken. This can happen as many as 200 times at night.
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Complications that involve swallowing or breathing disturbances (such as sleep apnea) require specific treatments.
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An EEG can help your health care provider diagnose medical problems such as epilepsy, sleep apnea, encephalitis (infection in the brain), dementia, and brain tumors. This test is sometimes used during surgery to check the effect of anesthesia.
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Repose surgical system System for minimally invasive treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. Procedure stabilizes the base of the tongue, preventing it from collapsing and obstructing the airway.
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Non-infectious illnesses, such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, sleep apnea or even malignancies, can cause night sweats. They are also linked to pheochromocytomas -- usually benign tumors that are most often found in the adrenal glands.
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Sleep disorders (e.g., restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea)
Gastrointestinal (e.g., abdominal pain, bloating, gas, cramps, alternating diarrhea and constipation)
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Depresin respiratoria (dificultad para respirar)
Apnea (falta de respiracin)
Hipotensin (presin sangunea baja)
Sudoracin excesiva
Bradicardia
Laringoespasmo (espasmo de la laringe) ...
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enlargement of jaw and other facial bones; overgrowth of bone and cartilage in the joints, causing arthritis, back pain, and curvature of the spine (kyphosis); swelling of the face, lips, and tongue; breathing problems during sleep (sleep apnea); ...
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The drug Bentyl (dicyclomine) does seem to calm colicky babies, but it's no longer recommended for children under six months old because it causes sleep apnea.
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