Sleep apnea secondary prevention
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.
Overview
Secondary prevention of sleep apnea involves lifestyle changes. These methods reduce the severity of sleep apnea on the patient.
Sleep Apnea Secondary Prevention
Lifestyle Changes
- Weight loss
- Reduce alcohol
- Reduce sedative use
- Smoking cessation
- Possibly owing to changes in pulmonary oxygen stores, sleeping on one’s side (as opposed to on one’s back) has been found to be helpful for central sleep apnea with Cheyne-Stokes respiration.[1]
- Optimize treatments that may exacerbate sleep apnea e.g. asthma, allergic rhinitis
- Assess risk for hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, or renal disease
References
- ↑ Szollosi I, Roebuck T, Thompson B, Naughton MT (2006). “Lateral sleeping position reduces severity of central sleep apnea / Cheyne-Stokes respiration”. Sleep. 29 (8): 1045–51. PMID pmid16944673 Check
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