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Can medications cause sleep apnea?
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Yes: Narcotics are a classic example of medications that can cause sleep apnea (central).
Answered 9/5/2018
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Unlikely: If someone has airway obstruction and bad snoring they can have something called "upper airway resistance syndrome" or "pre-apnea." sedatives or narcotics can make someone with this condition worse leading to true apnea.
Answered 12/26/2016
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Contribute: Perhaps not cause but exacerbate. Examples are alcohol, sedatives and narcotics.
Answered 9/5/2018
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