Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Sleep apnea symptoms are a direct result of suffering sleep apnea. The most common sleep apnea symptoms a sufferer may notice include:
• Apnea – Episodes where the sleeper stops breathing during sleep. “Apnea” means a temporary suspension of breathing and is the number one sleep apnea symptom.
• Chest Pain – Especially while trying to sleep.
• Choking or Gasping – Choking or gasping for air while trying to sleep.
• Constant Waking – During the night while trying to sleep. This is a common sleep apnea symptom.
• Depression – Especially without knowing why.
• Excessive Daytime Sleepiness – Falling asleep or feeling sleepy when you should generally be wide-awake like when driving, eating, talking, or working is a common sleep apnea symptom. Because the brain wakes a sufferer constantly through the night, they are only getting poor quality sleep, resulting in tiredness. Most of the time, the sleeper is not aware of waking multiple times during the night since they do not fully come out of sleep.
• Frequent Urination – Getting up frequently to urinate during the night.
• Headaches – Either in the morning or at night.
• Heartburn – Or sour taste at night.
• High Blood Pressure – This sleep apnea symptom can lead to dangerous cardiovascular problems.
• Mouth Breathing – Especially while trying to sleep leads to snoring and is an obvious sleep apnea symptom.
• Personality Changes – Moodiness, irritable, angry, or being over-emotional.
• Restlessness – Especially while trying to sleep.
• Sexual Dysfunction – Impotence and sexual dysfunction is a common sleep apnea symptom.
• Snoring – Snoring is a big red flag for sleep apnea. Snoring results from a blockage to the airway at the back of the throat. When the brain awakes a sufferer to start breathing again, the large breath initially taken causes the excess tissue to vibrate, causing snoring.
• Sweating – During the night while trying to sleep.
• Swelling – Especially in the legs.
• Tiredness – Being tired without having overexerted yourself.
• Trouble Remembering – Even remembering the simplest things.
• Unable to Focus or Concentrate / Short Attention Span – When you body is sleep deprived, your mind cannot focus or concentrate.
• Waking Unrefreshed – Feeling as if you have had little or no sleep at all.
Other conditions with symptoms similar to sleep apnea symptoms include:
• Hypothyroidism – An under active thyroid.
• Narcolepsy – Suddenly falling asleep.
• Restless Legs Syndrome – Intense urges to move the legs.
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