Symptoms of Sleep Apnea

What Are the Most Common Sleep Apnea Symptoms?

Most people with sleep apnea symptoms fall asleep at work, at movies, while driving...everywhere!

Do you feel very tired during the day? Do you have sleeping problems in the night?

Then is very likely to have sleep apnea.

A person who hasn't found he has sleep apnea doesn't realize the seriousness of the situation.

He thinks he is normal, and other people may be just different. Or, he will blame on other diseases for his sleep disorder.

However, waiting for sleep apnea to treat by itself is a bad idea,
because sleep apnea complications may arise.

For example, maybe you blame your weight problem, your hypothyroidism, your heart disorder or your medications for taking naps during the day.

But these are only symptoms of a cause. And the cause is very likely to be sleep apnea.

The Symptoms of Sleep Apnea

This video explains the clinical presentation of sleep apnea:

Symptoms of Sleep Apnea During Sleep:

• Loud and irregular snoring is the most obvious symptom of sleep apnea. Sometimes your noisy snoring stops when you hold your breath for a few seconds, then the snore begins again with a snort or a gasp.

Your snoring can be so loud that you could wake up from sleep, or even to be heard by the neighbors.

This unrhythmic snore with choking and gasping for air, is a scary and unforgettable scene for your bed partner. He or she will think that you can die in sleep.

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• Do you believe that snoring is the biggest problem?

  Hmm...ask your bed partner.

  A person with sleep apnea frequently stops breathing while sleeping.

Your bed partner should know more about your body fighting for every breath of fresh air. He may report a witnessed apnea that is often followed by loud snorts or gasps at the end of apneic episodes.

This can be extremely concerning to the partner and serve as the trigger to seek medical attention.

Occasionally, during the arousal that terminates the apneic event, the bed partner may witness arm flailing, other gross movements, or strange behavior.

Keep your bed partner close to you!
Bed partners are crucial informants of nocturnal events. A detailed history from bed partners is imperative in all cases of suspected or undiagnosed sleep apnea.

Remember, the above symptoms of sleep apnea (irregular snoring and stop breathing in sleep) happen during your sleep!

Symptoms of Sleep Apnea During Daytime:

During the day you may have another problems. Some of the symptoms will seem banal but you should pay attention to them.

• The most encountered problems in patients with sleep apnea are excessive sleepiness and extreme fatigue. These symptoms are not temporary but happens daily. And it can get worse day after day.


• sleep apnea headaches - morning headaches are observed in sleep apnea, but also in other disorders. You need to know the difference to have a proper diagnosis.


• Your ability to concentrate, your mood, your work capability will be affected.


• depression - as time passes, sleep apnea symptoms progresses through several stages. Your personality changes and you are likely to suffer from clinical depression.

Have you noticed from these descriptions that you have sleep apnea symptoms? If it's true, don't be scared! You already made the first step to a healthier and more vigorous life, learning from this site.

Now it's time to make the next step. It's time to take the sleep test !

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