Sleep Apnea Symptoms

Most common Signs and Symptoms of sleep apnea are; narrowing of airway with blockage in breathing during sleep and day time sleepiness.

Common Symptoms of sleep apnea

• Most common sleep apnea sign is loud and chronic snoring. Pauses may occur during snoring followed by choking or gasping.
• Usually snoring is loudest when sleep with the back, due to narrowing of windpipe. Snoring may not happen every night or every one with sleep apnea.
• Mostly sleep may not be disturbed during snoring or gasping occurs. Thus one who had sleep apnea does not able to know their breathing problem. Only family members or bed partner will often notice these problems. Not everyone who snores has sleep apnea.
• Another common sign of sleep apnea is sleepiness during the day time and falling asleep when quiet and not active.

Other Signs of sleep apnea

• Morning headaches
• Memory or learning problems or difficult concentrating
• Feeling irritable, depressed or having mood swings
• Wake up with dry throat
• In children, it can cause hyperactivity, poor performance in school, and aggressiveness. They also may have unusual sleeping positions, bedwetting, and may breathe by mouths instead of noses during the day.

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