Can people with sleep apnea practice polyphasic sleep?

It depends on the type of apnea. Obstructive, central, or mixed. It appears that obstructive sleep apnea may not present a problem as the CPAP is simply keeping the airway open. I am not so sure about central -- where the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe. And, of course, mixed is a combination of the two. read more

It depends on the type of apnea. Obstructive, central, or mixed. It appears that obstructive sleep apnea may not present a problem as the CPAP is simply keeping the airway open. read more

People with obstructive sleep apnea may not be aware that their sleep was interrupted. In fact, some people with this type of sleep apnea think they sleep well all night. Causes of central sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea is a less common form of sleep apnea that occurs when your brain fails to transmit signals to your breathing muscles. read more

Biphasic sleep (or diphasic bimodal or bifurcated sleep) is the practice of sleeping during two periods over 24 hours while polyphasic sleep refers to sleeping multiple times usually more than two. Fitting Process. In most cases jawretaining mouth guard for snoring utilizes a technology known as the boilandbite fitting process.. read more