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What Brand-name Drugs Not To Take With Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea - central
Treatment
Oxygen,
Some types of central sleep apnea are treated with drugs that stimulate breathing.
Patients should avoid the use of any sedative medications.
If central sleep apnea is due to heart failure, the goal is to treat the heart failure itself. See:
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
For idiopathic apnea, the outlook is usually...
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Sleep Apnea
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Apnea is defined as a cessation of oronasal airflow of at least 10 seconds in duration. When it occurs 30 or more times during a 7-hour period of... Read more »
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