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PTSD & Trauma · Sleep & Insomnia

Central nervous system apnea can be caused by traumatizing events, and it can be resolved

Drewry, D. · International Journal of Healing and Caring · 2017

Case series👥 90 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United States
In plain English. This paper proposes that a specific type of sleep apnea (Central Nervous System, as opposed to the more common Obstructive type) is often caused by unresolved PTSD, and reports that most of 90 retrospectively reviewed clients improved when trauma was addressed using EFT and related techniques. The author explicitly acknowledges this is anecdotal, retrospective evidence without a sleep-lab-verified control comparison, and calls it a starting point for further research rather than proof.

What they found

90
people took part

Sixty-five percent of the author's 90 sleep apnea clients experienced partial or complete cessation of Central Nervous System Sleep Apnea by addressing specific trauma types using Energy Psychology techniques including EFT.

How the study worked

Who took partsleep apnea clients seen by the author between 2008 and 2017 (n=90)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withretrospective clinical case review of Central Nervous System Sleep Apnea (CNSA) resolution

The full record

DesignCase series
Participants90 people
Populationsleep apnea clients seen by the author between 2008 and 2017
Outcome measuresretrospective clinical case review of Central Nervous System Sleep Apnea (CNSA) resolution
JournalInternational Journal of Healing and Caring
Year2017
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Drewry, D. (2017). Central nervous system apnea can be caused by traumatizing events, and it can be resolved. International Journal of Healing and Caring.

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE PTSD & Trauma 90 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Sixty-five percent of the author's 90 sleepapnea clients experienced partial orcomplete cessation of Central… Case series · 90 participants Drewry · 2017 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com