Posted by Noa on May 18, 2000, at 17:25:38
In reply to Re: Med question Cam or anyone , posted by Danielle on May 18, 2000, at 8:19:29
Danielle, it can be exacerbated by medications that relax his muscle tone, yes, in the case of obstructive sleep apnea. I don't know if these meds are implicated in the rarer form of apnea--central sleep apnea, which is caused by the brain not reading the signals that the CO2 levels are high, which is the signal to take a breath. But for OSA, anything that causes the muscles around the airway (neck, etc.) to be more lax, could contribute. Here is a site to check out with more info:
http://www.sleepnet.com/apnea/apneainf.html
But I would definitely contact the doc to share your observation.
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