What are the symptoms and possible complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea?

Answer 1

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• Excessive daytime sleepiness
• Loud snoring
• Gasping for air
• Observed episodes of breathing cessation during sleep
• Abrupt awakenings accompanied by shortness of breath
• Dry mouth or sore throat
• Morning headaches
• Difficulty staying asleep

If you think you or someone you know has Sleep Apnea, you should encourage them to discuss this very serious condition with their Physician.

The symptoms of sleep apnea are loud snoring, sleepiness while driving and sleepiness or lack of energy during the day. More symptoms include morning headaches, restless sleep, disinterest in sex and insomnia.

Answer 2

I cannot recommend that you rely upon your own judgment or evaluation to make this determination. You may suspect you have sleep apnea if you routinely suffer from daytime drowsiness or if you regularly wake up suddenly in a state approaching serious shock or terror during your sleeping time. Your physician will be able to direct you to an appropriate "sleep laboratory" where they will make a definitive and comprehensive determination of this or other possible sleep disorders.

Answer 3

Snoring is described by the NHS (UK National Health Service) as a sound made when asleep as you breathe through your nose and or mouth. It is caused when air does not move smoothly through your air ways, causing the vibration of tissue in your mouth, nose and throat due to the passage of air.

Snoring does not usually cause any problems for the person doing it. However there is a condition called Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) which causes interruptions in breathing during sleep and a common symptom of which is loud snoring. This interrupted sleep typically leads to the following symptoms:

• feeling excessively sleepy during the day,
• poor memory and concentration,
• headaches; particularly in the morning,
• irritability and short temper,
• depression,
• lack of interest in sex, and
• in men, impotence (inability to get or maintain an erection).

  There is some evidence to suggest that OSA may be linked to high blood pressure and in turn an increased risk of heart attack or stroke as well as the increased risk of being involved in a car or other accident due to sleep deprivation.

  The UK National Health Service has a guide to the causes and symptoms of snoring and the more serious related condition Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

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Answer 4

OSA and CSA cause similar symptoms. The most common symptoms are:daytime sleepiness.morning headaches.a feeling that sleep is not restful.disorientation upon waking.poor judgment.personality changes.Other symptoms.may include sexual dysfunction.

Answer 5

OSA and CSA cause similar symptoms. The most common symptoms are:daytime sleepiness.morning headaches.a feeling that sleep is not restful.disorientation upon waking.poor judgment.personality changes.Other symptoms.may include sexual dysfunction.

Answer 6

Some of the symptoms of sleep apnea are loud snoring and waking up with a dry mouth. If you have sleep apnea, you could also wake up in the middle of the night gasping and with a choking feeling.

Answer 7

If your snoring is excessively loud, then you may have sleep apnea, but you will want to check for other symptoms first. Waking up with a very sore or dry throat is one sign, and occasionally waking up with the feeling of choking or gasping can be a sign as well. If you feel that you may have sleep apnea, consult a doctor as they will be able to help treat your illness if you have it.

Answer 8

Sleep apnea is a major, though often unrecognized, cause of daytime sleepiness. It can have serious negative effects on a person's quality of life.

Answer 9

Some signs of having obstructive sleep apnea can be loud snoring and restless sleep, as well as problems with one's memory of concentration abilities.

Answer 10

Sleep apnea can be a serious medical condition. Some of the most common symptoms include loud snoring, waking with a dry mouth, morning headaches, and difficulty staying asleep.