Interrupted Breathing: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Interrupted Breathing

[…] effect Increased maximal voluntary ventilation Increased oxygen supply Increased peak expiratory flow rate Inequality of ventilation-perfusion ratio Intercostal recession Interrupted [icd9data.com]

Chronic respiratory insufficiency Hypercapnia Hypercapnia with mixed acid base disorder Hypercarbia chronic Hypoventilation Interrupted breathing Pulmonary insufficiency [icd10data.com]

Sometimes, blowing hard on your baby ’s face can interrupt a breath-holding spell. But this won’t work for every baby, and it may not work for older children. [webmd.com]

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

NHS Choices: Sleep Apnoea Provides information on this condition that causes interrupted breathing during sleep. [curlie.org]

Symptoms The most common symptom is loud snoring with labored and interrupted breathing while sleeping. [ada.com]

CPAP machines increase air pressure in the throat to prevent sleep apnea's effect of closing off the upper airway and interrupting breathing. [hub.jhu.edu]

Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which the airway becomes blocked during sleep, interrupting breathing—sometimes dozens of times during a single night. [health.harvard.edu]

Severe OSA- The sufferer experiences 30 or more interruptions in breathing in an hour. [alaskasleep.com]

You'll usually have no memory of your interrupted breathing, so you may be unaware you have a problem. [nhs.uk]

Central Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a common form of sleep-disordered breathing that causes interruptions in breathing during sleep, preventing oxygen from reaching the brain. [renewsleep.com]

The sleep pattern is usually disorganized and interrupted. [symptoma.com]

Of course, the most noticeable symptoms will be interrupted breathing throughout the night, although the person suffering from sleep apnea will be blissfully unaware of this [quit-yer-snoring.com]

Isoflurane Poisoning

However, breathing can be consciously controlled or interrupted (within limits). [en.wikipedia.org]

Breathing allows oxygen (which humans and a lot of other species need for survival) to enter the lungs, from where it can be absorbed into the bloodstream. [en.wikipedia.org]

Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder

Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which the airway becomes blocked during sleep, interrupting breathing—sometimes dozens of times during a single night. [health.harvard.edu]

Z Z What is Sleep apnea During sleep, it is possible to experience interruptions in breathing, and you may not remember it in the morning. [withings.com]

Breathing is interrupted by the lack of effort in central sleep apnea; in obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is interrupted by a physical block to airflow despite effort. [sciencedaily.com]

Mixed Sleep Apnea

This interrupts breathing for a number of seconds (an apnea), at which point the brain wakes itself up just enough to open the throat, often causing the characteristic sound [sparksleep.com]

the interrupted breathing creates a lack of oxygen in the brain. [fortherecordmag.com]

Severe OSA- The sufferer experiences 30 or more interruptions in breathing in an hour. [alaskasleep.com]

Glaucoma - Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a chronic condition that interrupts breathing during sleep. [floridatoday.com]

An increase in CO2 concentrations can result from interrupted breathing such as OSA, may dilate blood vessels and increase pressure, leading to optic disc swelling. [alaskasleep.com]

With sleep apnea, your breathing while you are asleep is interrupted by repeated pauses known as apneic events. [premiumvisionsc.com]

Hypersomnia

Causes of Hypersomnia There are several potential causes of hypersomnia, including: The sleep disorders narcolepsy (daytime sleepiness) and sleep apnea (interruptions of breathing [webmd.com]

There are several potential causes of hypersomnia, including: The sleep disorders narcolepsy (daytime sleepiness) and sleep apnea (interruptions of breathing during sleep) [medicinenet.com]

Primary Apnea

the interrupted breathing creates a lack of oxygen in the brain. [fortherecordmag.com]

A common disorder that repeatedly interrupts breathing during sleep is tied to changes in brain structure that are also seen in early dementia. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Severe OSA- The sufferer experiences 30 or more interruptions in breathing in an hour. [alaskasleep.com]

Epileptic Encephalopathy Type Lennox-Gastaut

They are characterized by sustained muscle contractions that can cause mild abnormalities such as a slight bend of the body and brief interruption of breathing or more significant [rarediseases.org]

Sleep Disturbance

Things that keep you from getting a good night's sleep: long-term pain sleepwalking snoring or interrupted breathing while sleeping (sleep apnoea) suddenly falling asleep [nhs.uk]

As interruption of regular breathing or obstruction of the airway during sleep can pose serious health complications, symptoms of sleep apnea should be taken seriously. [cdc.gov]

Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person's breathing is interrupted during sleep. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

(10/minute) or interrupted chest compression with pauses for rescue breathing (ratio 30:2). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We found high-quality evidence that continuous chest compression CPR without rescue breathing improved participants’ survival to hospital discharge compared with interrupted [cochrane.org]

Rescue breathing is delivered between chest compressions using a fixed ratio, such as two breaths to 30 compressions or can be delivered asynchronously without interrupting [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Isopropyl Alcohol Poisoning

Stopping breathing. Accidentally inhaling vomit into your lungs can lead to a dangerous or fatal interruption of breathing (asphyxiation). Severe dehydration. [mayoclinic.org]

Interruption of breathing: Asphyxiation can occur if a teen accidentally inhales vomit into their lungs. Dehydration: Vomiting can result in severe dehydration. [newportacademy.com]

Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome

Interruption of breathing can cause a decrease in the supply of oxygen to the body. [neurologytimes.com]

For patients with sleep irregularities, particularly if they involve interrupted breathing or snoring, physicians may recommend an evaluation in a sleep laboratory to determine [vumc.org]

The cessation of regular breathing seen in central hypoventilation syndrome is more severe than the breathing cessation characteristic of the much more common, and less dangerous [neurologytimes.com]

Shy-Drager Syndrome

For patients with sleep irregularities, particularly if they involve interrupted breathing or snoring, physicians may recommend an evaluation in a sleep laboratory to determine [mc.vanderbilt.edu]

Alcohol Poisoning

Stopping breathing. Accidentally inhaling vomit into your lungs can lead to a dangerous or fatal interruption of breathing (asphyxiation). Severe dehydration. [mayoclinic.org]

Parasomnia Type Sleepwalking

In someone with a severe form of OSA, this may occur hundreds of times per night, interrupting breathing for 30 seconds or more during each instance. [healthysleep.med.harvard.edu]

Alcohol can induce sleep apnea symptoms, such as snoring or interrupted breathing in perfectly healthy individuals. [sleepjunkies.com]

Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep. Learn how to cope... [sleepfoundation.org]

Bruxism

If, in addition to sleep bruxism, a person also has symptoms of a sleep disorder such as a history of interrupted breathing during sleep or excessive daytime sleepiness, a [aaom.com]

Infantile Apnea

Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person's breathing is interrupted during sleep. [webmd.com]

Some of the more common sleep disorders are: Sleep apnea - Signs and symptoms: Snoring, interrupted by pauses in breathing Infantile apnea - Children who have problems sleeping [memorialmedical.com]

OSA occurs when breathing is interrupted during sleep. OSA is associated with stroke, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and sudden death. [epilepsy.com]

Pentachlorophenol Poisoning

Sleep apnea is a disorder of interrupted breathing during sleep that leaves many sufferers chronically tired. [prohealth.com]

Menopause Ovarian Disorder

breathing during sleep Women who have had absent or very irregular periods (fewer than three or four periods a year) for many years have a higher-than-average risk of developing [nhs.uk]

This is when momentary and repeated stops in breathing interrupt sleep. Many women with PCOS have overweight or obesity, which can cause sleep apnea. [womenshealth.gov]

[…] high blood pressure and high cholesterol – which can lead to heart disease and stroke sleep apnoea – overweight women may also develop sleep apnoea, a condition that causes interrupted [nhs.uk]

Aortic Arch Interruption

What are interruption of the aortic arch care options? [nicklauschildrens.org]

What are the symptoms of interrupted aortic arch? [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Hepatomegaly Low urine output Metabolic acidosis Diagnosis and management The infant with interrupted aortic arch is not usually sick at birth. [news-medical.net]

Rubinstein-Taybi-Like Syndrome

[…] in breathing while asleep) caused by the combination of a constricted palate, a small jaw, muscle weakness, obesity, and a slightly collapsed pharyngeal wall Skin Small tissue [krebs-praedisposition.de]

[…] bone tissue in the head of the femur (Perthes disease), slipping of the head of the femur, and changes in the cervical spine Sleep apnea Obstructive sleep apnea (periodic interruptions [krebs-praedisposition.de]

Hyperekplexia Type 4

Other symptoms presented by infants as well as adults may include exaggeration of reflexes (hyperreflexia), interrupted breathing (intermittent apnea) and/or unstable walking [rarediseases.org]

Jet Lag Type of Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder

The most common kinds are Insomnia - a hard time falling or staying asleep Sleep apnea - breathing interruptions during sleep Restless legs syndrome - a tingling or prickly [icdlist.com]

interrupted during the night. [drmayankshukla.com]

When the upper airway becomes blocked – either because of a relaxing of the throat muscles or a disruption of sleep signals in the brain – your regular breathing pattern is [drmayankshukla.com]

Asphyxia

[…] as·phyx·ia | \ as-ˈfik-sē-ə, əs- \ 1 : a lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness and often death and is usually caused by interruption [merriam-webster.com]

Retrieved May 29th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/asphyxia Noun ( uncountable ) The loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia [yourdictionary.com]

[…] of breathing or inadequate oxygen supply 2 : the state of being stifled or suppressed As a patient in hospital I felt both anguish and asphyxia —the anguish of being confronted [merriam-webster.com]

Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy

If, in addition to sleep bruxism, a person also has symptoms of a sleep disorder such as a history of interrupted breathing during sleep or excessive daytime sleepiness, a [aaom.com]

OSA interrupts your breathing while you sleep. [nhs.uk]

Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep. Learn how to cope... [sleepfoundation.org]

Disorder of Phosphorus Metabolism

Heart disease/Heart attack Stroke/Paralysis Osteoarthritis (wear and tear of joints) Sleep apnoea (interrupted breathing during sleep) Cancer (colon cancer, uterine cancer [arkahospital.com]

Altitude Sickness

While you're awake you will remember to breathe, but when you sleep it is common to have interrupted breathing : holding your breath for up to fifteen seconds and then breathing [wikitravel.org]

While you’re awake you will remember to breathe, but when you sleep it is common to have interrupted breathing : holding your breath for up to fifteen seconds and then breathing [en.wikivoyage.org]

Signs include extreme fatigue; breathlessness (when not due to interrupted breathing — give yourself 30 seconds to recover upon waking); a cough, especially if it is wet and [wikitravel.org]