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Breathing problems during the night
by Lovage, Sep 20, 2009 12:41AM
I would like to know how many Chiari patients have problems with breathing while they are sleeping!! Do you use oxegen or do they just monitor it? What is the reasoning for it? Anyone that can answer this question?
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It is important that anyone experiencing acute breathing problems should seek prompt medical assistance.
I do not have breathing problems but as someone DX with CM/SM I have researched the whole CM/SM thing to get a better understanding of it
I think that as the brainstem is involved in regulating many of our vital systems including breathing witch is controlled by the central respiratory system located in the brainstem and depends on getting information from the body and sending signals to the body and as Chiari may involve compression of the brainstem area and thus interfere with nerve signals travelling to and from the brain ,this can cause all kinds of breathing problems.
ROD
Like ROD said sleeping issues do effect many chiarians...sleep apnea......and many use a CPAP machine to assist them during the night.
I was sent to a sleep clinic, but the dr there kept rxing meds that didn't work and then he wanted me to go to a behavoirist to learn how to get to sleep....so I didn't go back.Since I had surgery I am sleeping better, I still snore, but I am sleeping.
I am sorry to hear that your surgery was not successful, this sadly is one of the risks with all surgery and in brain surgery it is much more serous.
I think what you are referring to is sleep Apnea.
Sleep Apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep.
Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They often occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. Typically, normal breathing then starts again, sometimes with a loud snort or choking sound. This is common in CM.
I think not taking in to consideration ANY part of your medical history is irresponsible to say the least.
ROD.