Sleep Apnea – A Sleeping Epidemic

Sheila Kun
Nurse Case Manager Pediatric Pulminology
skun@chla.usc.edu

CCHS
Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) or primary alveolar hypoventilation, is a respiratory disorder that is fatal if untreated. Persons afflicted with Ondine’s curse classically suffer from respiratory arrest during sleep.

Persons who have CCHS get it at birth, or develop it due to severe neurological trauma/damage to the brainstem. The diagnosis may be delayed because of variations in the severity of the manifestations or lack of awareness in the medical community, particularly in milder cases. (Chin, 2006).[1]

This very rare and serious form of central sleep apnea involves an inborn failure of autonomic control of breathing. About 1 in 200,000 live born children have the condition. In 2006, there were only about 200 known cases worldwide. In all cases, episodes of apnea occur in sleep, but in a few patients, at the most severe end of the spectrum, apnea also occurs while awake.

A persons gender or race is not a determining factor when dealing with susceptibility to CCHS. Males and females are both affected equally and a person’s ethnicity, as of this point, has been not been coincided a variable to the disease.

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http://cpap.apnea-treatment.com. If you think you have sleep apnea but are unsure, then watch this video. Dr. Jonathan Greenburg outlines the symptoms of sleep apnea.

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Nick sleeping – trying to prove he has sleep apnea

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Sheila Kun
Nurse Case Manager Pediatric Pulminology
skun@chla.usc.edu

CCHS
Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) or primary alveolar hypoventilation, is a respiratory disorder that is fatal if untreated. Persons afflicted with Ondine’s curse classically suffer from respiratory arrest during sleep.

Persons who have CCHS get it at birth, or develop it due to severe neurological trauma/damage to the brainstem. The diagnosis may be delayed because of variations in the severity of the manifestations or lack of awareness in the medical community, particularly in milder cases. (Chin, 2006).[1]

This very rare and serious form of central sleep apnea involves an inborn failure of autonomic control of breathing. About 1 in 200,000 live born children have the condition. In 2006, there were only about 200 known cases worldwide. In all cases, episodes of apnea occur in sleep, but in a few patients, at the most severe end of the spectrum, apnea also occurs while awake.

A persons gender or race is not a determining factor when dealing with susceptibility to CCHS. Males and females are both affected equally and a person’s ethnicity, as of this point, has been not been coincided a variable to the disease.

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http://www.cpap.com — OptiLife CPAP Mask – Fitting Tips

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Recognized as one of the very best in the United States, Fusion Sleep offers the only Complete Sleep Medicine Program located right here in Atlanta.

The video features Dr. Jeff Durmer, describing what Sleep Medicine is about, and how Fusion Sleep offers an integrated program with a Sleep Clinic, Accredited Sleep Center and a Patient Support Program both for adults and children.

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Sleep apnea affects more than twelve million Americans, according to the Institute of Health. Whether you’re a newly diagnosed patient, or are a friend or relative of someone suffering from sleep apnea, this book offers help. The only text available to provide both the doctor’s and patient’s views, Questions and Answers About Sleep Apnea gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options and post-treatment quality of life, and provides sources o (more…)

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http://www.cpap.com — FlexiFit HC432 Full Face CPAP Mask – Cleaning

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Independent at Home presents an educational video about treating Sleep Apnea with CPAP & BiPAP machines. Up to twenty million Americans suffer from sleep apnea to some degree. This video offers treatments and solutions for sleep apnea with the use of CPAP machines and other devices.

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