The ventilatory response to arousal from sleep is elevated in young individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms
Maya T Schenker, Amber Russell, Darsh Cherian, Yuhe Pan, Gemma Bruce, Lilith Zeng, Joanne Avraam, Fergal J O’Donoghue, Kim L Felmingham, Amy S Jordan · 2026
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Maya Schenker and nine co-authors study breathing surges after waking in young people with trauma symptoms in a 2026 paper. Sleep apnea is more common in post-traumatic stress disorder, for unknown reasons. Most past work used military groups with other risk factors. This team studied young adults with non-military trauma.
Sixty people with a range of symptoms took a sleep study. Apnea rates did not differ across symptom groups. A breathing response trait did differ in a key way. In 29 people without apnea, the response to waking was larger with more symptoms. That trait may seed apnea when other risks join later. It may also mark a treatment path for this group.
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| CREATOR | Maya T Schenker, Amber Russell, Darsh Cherian, Yuhe Pan, Gemma Bruce, Lilith Zeng, Joanne Avraam, Fergal J O’Donoghue, Kim L Felmingham, Amy S Jordan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |