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Query: UMLS:C0020440 (hypercapnia)
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In a group of elderly males who had been exposed to excessive stress during World War II, 56% of whom suffered from current post-traumatic stress disorder, a significant association was found between snoring and the occurrence of anxiety dreams, independent of the use of sedatives, antidepressants, smoking and alcohol and coffee consumption. Anxiety dream incidence was highest when snoring was accompanied by respiratory pauses. The underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms are thought to be hypercapnia and autonomic-vegetative arousal, resulting from obstructive sleep apneic episodes in heavy snoring. Polysomnographic sleep studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
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PMID:Snoring and anxiety dreams. 845 33