Sleep disorder at high altitude
In this chapter, we discuss the occurrence, mechanism, clinical manifestations,
outcomes, and managements of a commonly encountered sleep disorder of someone
traveling in high altitude for working and sight-seeing. Humans ascending to
altitudes above 2500 m usually suffer from substantial disturbances in sleep quality
as difficulty in sleep onset, frequent awakenings, respiratory disturbance, and a
feeling of drowsiness on the next day. Data obtained from polysomnographic
studies demonstrated several variations of sleep architecture in those healthy
subjects ascending to high altitude during sleep, including periodic breathing and
decreased non-rapid eye movement deep sleep stage 3 and 4 (in new nomenclature
N3), which were usually accompanied by and the lowered arterial O2 and restricted
ventilation. Hypoxia is most severe during sleep and in correspondence to periodic
breathing and sleep disturbance at high altitude. Poor sleep quality impairs cognition
and executive abilities at high altitude though it may largely be improved after
full time of acclimatization. Evidence-based choices for clinicians to treat sleep
disorder at high altitude are relatively scarce at present. Supplemental oxygen and
dietary nitrate are effective in alleviating nocturnal hypoxia. There is strong
evidence supporting the efficacy and safety of acetazolamide and nonbenzodiazepines
in minimizing periodic breathing and improving sleep quality at high altitude.
Keywords: sleep architecture, sleep disorder, sleep quality, periodic breathing,
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Aiheet: | nukkua happivaje korkeanpaikan harjoittelu terveys teoria |
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Aihealueet: | biologiset ja lääketieteelliset tieteet |
DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.86727 |
Julkaisussa: | Sleep Medicine in Clinical Neurology |
Julkaistu: |
London
IntechOpen
2019
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Sivuja: | 1-17 |
Julkaisutyypit: | kirja |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |