Surgery can address symptoms such as headache hydrocephalus sleep apnea and others. Botelho and his colleagues recently published a review of the connection between chiari and sleep. Some Of Chiari Side Effects With Images Chiari Malformation In a previous publication it can be hard to get a good night s sleep with chiari dr. Chiari and sleep apnea . I have both sleep apnea and chiari malformation. The two types of sleep apnea conditions that can affect both chiari patients and the general public are obstructive apnea and central sleep apnea. Type 1 chiari malformation symptoms and signs can show up in infants children teens or adults. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a chiari type 1 malformation requiring decompression. Botelho a brazilian sleep researcher demonstrated that over 50 of chiari patients suffered from some level of sleep apnea building on this primary research dr. Central sleep apnea csa or central sleep apnea syndrome csas is a sleep related disorder in w...