what is the cause for people to stop breathing at night
Some people die in their sleep because of a cumulative loss of cells in the part of the brain that commands breathing, the results of a new study indicate. A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, set out to investigate why some people die in their sleep. They looked at the mechanism behind central sleep apnoea, which most commonly affects people over the age of 65. Sleep apnoea is a condition in which breathing is disrupted during sleep. The most common type is obstructive sleep apnoea, which occurs when the throat is so narrow, it is partially or completely blocked. This can be caused by, for example, weight gain or alcohol consumption.