A 35-year-old member asked:
altitude (8, 000 ft). what effect will this have on my sleep apnea?
2 doctor answers
Dr. Derrick Lonsdale answered
73 years experience Preventive Medicine
Altitude sickness: The higher you go the rarer the oxygen concentration. Since your brainstem is already compromised you will have difficulty in adapting to the altitude.Altitude or mountain sickness is well known by mountaineers and they know how to adapt. It is, of course dependent on overall physical fitness and sleep apnea indicates that this is poor in you.
Answered on Mar 26, 2013
Dr. Steven Bender answered
35 years experience Dentistry
Worse: Altitude can temporarily worsen sleep apnea.
Answered on Oct 31, 2012
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Dr. Thomas Stern answered
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Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis answered
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Not the event: Sleep apnea is caused by a restriction of airflow by tissues, producing a cessation of breathing for 10 seconds or more. The altitude would not change ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Specialist: A cardiothoracic surgeon is best qualified to answer that kind of question.
A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronald Ward answered
Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Walking: Sounds like claudication secondary to atherosclerosis of leg vessels. See internist. Get ultrasound.
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