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SLEEP
APNEA - WHAT IS IT?
The Most Common Symptoms
of Obstructive Sleep
Apnea (OSA)
in adults include:
- Loud Snoring: Almost
all people who have sleep apnea snore.
- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Examples
of excessive daytime sleepiness includes falling asleep
when you normally should not, such as while you are
eating, talking, or driving.
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Other Common Symptoms of Sleep Apnea Include:
- Specific episodes of not breathing
(apnea), which
may occur as few as 2 times per hour (mild apnea) to more than 50 times
per hour (severe apnea). How many episodes experienced determines how severe
your sleep apnea is. When a person stops breathing or has slowed breathing
during their sleep, it may result in reduced levels of oxygen in the blood
and possible brain damage if left unchecked.
- Restless sleep - tossing and turning during the night.
- Nighttime choking spells, gasping, sweating, and chest
pain.
- Waking up feeling tired,
having problems with memory and concentration, feeling irritable and tired,
and experiencing personality/mood changes.
- Morning or night headaches. About half of all people
with sleep apnea report headaches.
- Heartburn or a sour taste in the mouth at night.
- Swelling of the legs - Mostly in obese adults and those
with poor circulation.
- Getting up during the night to urinate (nocturia).
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