Causes of Sleep apnea

This section discusses 36 medical conditions causing Sleep apnea. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Sleep apnea:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Sleep apnea. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Common cold
• Enlarged adenoids
• Airway abnormality
• Sinusitis
• Nose abnormality
• Throat abnormality
• Enlarged tonsils
• Obesity
• Muscular dystrophy
• Alcohol excess

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Sleep apnea:

The following list of conditions have 'Sleep apnea' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Sleep apnea or choose View All.

A

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3 ... sleep apnea
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6 ... sleep apnea
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7 ... sleep apnea
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 8 ... sleep apnea
• Arnold-Chiari malformation type 2 ... sleep apnea

C

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1A ... sleep apnea
• Chromosome 17, trisomy 17p11.2 ... sleep apnea

G

• Glaucoma -- sleep apnea ... sleep apnea
• Glycogen storage disease type 2 ... sleep apnea
• Glycogenosis type 2 ... sleep apnea

H

• Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome ... sleep apnea
• Hurler syndrome ... Sleep apnea

I

• Insomnia with sleep apnea ... sleep apnea

J

• Joubert Syndrome ... sleep apnea

M

• Marfan syndrome ... sleep apnea
• Metabolic Syndrome ... sleep apnea
• Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome ... sleep apnea

P

• Pompe disease ... Sleep apnea
• Potocki-Lupski syndrome ... sleep apnea
• Pulmonary venous hypertension ... breathing difficulty at night

T

• Type II Glycogen Storage Disease ... Sleep apnea

W

• WAGR Syndrome ... sleep apnea
• Wilms tumor -- aniridia -- genitourinary anomalies -- mental retardation ... sleep apnea

Conditions listing medical complications: Sleep apnea:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Sleep apnea' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

• Adenoid disorders ... sleep apnea
• Adenoiditis ... sleep apnea

M

• Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome ... sleep apnea

T

• Tonsilitis ... sleep apnea

More Information About Sleep apnea

• Sleep apnea: Introduction
• Symptom combinations for Sleep apnea

List of 36 causes of Sleep apnea

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Sleep apnea in our database from various sources.

• Adenoid disorders - sleep apnea
• Adenoiditis - sleep apnea
• Airway abnormality
• Alcohol excess
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3 - sleep apnea
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6 - sleep apnea
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7 - sleep apnea
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 8 - sleep apnea
• Arnold-Chiari malformation type 2 - sleep apnea
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1A - sleep apnea
• Chromosome 17, trisomy 17p11.2 - sleep apnea
• Common cold
• Enlarged adenoids
• Enlarged tonsils
• Glaucoma -- sleep apnea - sleep apnea
• Glycogen storage disease type 2 - sleep apnea
• Glycogenosis type 2 - sleep apnea
• Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome - sleep apnea
• Hurler syndrome - Sleep apnea
• Insomnia with sleep apnea - sleep apnea
• Joubert Syndrome - sleep apnea
• Marfan syndrome - sleep apnea
• Metabolic Syndrome - sleep apnea
• Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome - sleep apnea
• Muscular dystrophy
• Nose abnormality
• Obesity
• Pompe disease - Sleep apnea
• Potocki-Lupski syndrome - sleep apnea
• Pulmonary venous hypertension - breathing difficulty at night
• Sinusitis
• Throat abnormality
• Tonsilitis - sleep apnea
• Type II Glycogen Storage Disease - Sleep apnea
• WAGR Syndrome - sleep apnea
• Wilms tumor -- aniridia -- genitourinary anomalies -- mental retardation - sleep apnea

Sleep apnea: Tools

• Symptom Checker »

Drug side effect causes of Sleep apnea

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Sleep apnea as a side effect.

• Beractant
• Survanta
• Midazolam Hydrochloride
• Versed
• Dormicum

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