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Repeated apneas do not affect the hypercapnic ventilatory response in the short term.

Andersson, Johan LU orcid and Schagatay, Erika (2009) In European Journal of Applied Physiology 105(4). p.569-574
Abstract
Long-term training of breath-hold diving reduces the hypercapnic ventilatory response (HCVR), an index of the CO(2) sensitivity. The aim of the present study was to elucidate whether also short-term apnea training (repeating apneas with short intervals) reduces the HCVR, thereby being one contributing factor explaining the progressively increasing breath-holding time (BHT) with repetition of apneas. Fourteen healthy volunteers performed a series of five maximal-duration apneas with face immersion and two measurements of the HCVR, using the Read rebreathing method. The BHT increased by 43% during the series of apneas (P < 0.001). However, the slope of the HCVR test was not affected by the series of apneas, being 2.52 (SD 1.27) and 2.24... (More)
Long-term training of breath-hold diving reduces the hypercapnic ventilatory response (HCVR), an index of the CO(2) sensitivity. The aim of the present study was to elucidate whether also short-term apnea training (repeating apneas with short intervals) reduces the HCVR, thereby being one contributing factor explaining the progressively increasing breath-holding time (BHT) with repetition of apneas. Fourteen healthy volunteers performed a series of five maximal-duration apneas with face immersion and two measurements of the HCVR, using the Read rebreathing method. The BHT increased by 43% during the series of apneas (P < 0.001). However, the slope of the HCVR test was not affected by the series of apneas, being 2.52 (SD 1.27) and 2.24 (SD 1.14) l min(-1) mmHg(-1) in the control test and in the test performed within 2 min after the last apnea of the series, respectively (NS). Thus, a change in the HCVR cannot explain the observed short-term training effect on BHT. (Less)
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European Journal of Applied Physiology
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105
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569 - 574
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10.1007/s00421-008-0936-y
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  author       = {{Andersson, Johan and Schagatay, Erika}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Applied Physiology}},
  title        = {{Repeated apneas do not affect the hypercapnic ventilatory response in the short term.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-008-0936-y}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00421-008-0936-y}},
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