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central sleep apnea

central sleep apnea Central sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing problem in which breathing repeatedly stops because the brain’s breathing control center responds less to carbon dioxide.

Central sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing problem in which breathing repeatedly stops because the brain’s breathing control center responds less to carbon dioxide. This leads to alternating periods of no breathing and increased breathing during sleep.

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