Sleep and Breathing
With funding from the NHLBI, we began to investigate factors that may be associated with sleep disrupted breathing in children, young adults, and women near the menopause. One technique we used to challenge the breathing response during sleep was to occlude the nose (leaving the mouth free for airflow) during sleep. These studies provided very interesting information about sleep and breathing and also provided good normative data about sleep.
Acebo, C., Millman, R.P., Rosenberg, C., Cavallo, A., and Carskadon, M.A. Sleep, breathing, and cephalometrics in older children and young adults: Part I—Normative values. Chest 109(3):664-672, 1996.
Millman, R.P., Acebo, C., Rosenberg, C., and Carskadon, M.A. Sleep, breathing, and cephalometrics in older children and young adults: Part II—Response to nasal occlusion. Chest 109(3):673-679, 1996.
Carskadon, M.A., Bearpark, H.M., Sharkey, K.M., Millman, R.P., Rosenberg, C., Cavallo, A., Carlisle, C., and Acebo, C. Effects of menopause and nasal occlusion on breathing during sleep. Am.J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 155: 205-210, 1997.
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