Sleep Apnea, Signs And Symptoms

Sleep apnea, signs and symptoms

Sleep apnea is a condition that restricts and prevents breathing properly while you are sleeping. If you are having problems while you are sleeping, it could be caused by obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is a blockage in the air way, in the nasal passage or in the throat. In this article, we are going to tell you a bit more about what the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea are.

Snoring loudly and continually can be a sign of sleep apnea. If you are told by others that you snore all the time, it could be that you have an obstruction, which is causing the problem. Sleep apnea, involves actions that you stop breathing, for a few seconds or just ten seconds or even longer. As you stop, breathing this puts stress on your body, on your other organs, on your heart and on your brain.

Loud snoring, continual snoring, morning headaches, always feeling tired, never feeling rested, you have a dry mouth in the morning, you see the child's chest retract, someone has told you that your chest retracts from not breathing, you are overweight, you have high blood pressure, you are stressed, you are irritable, you have heartburn all the time, you can concentrate, you can't sleep, you have to urinate a lot at night, perhaps you are depressed, your personality is changing, and you don't have a desire to have intimate relationships. These are combined symptoms and signs that you are suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. You have a blockage in your airway.

If you are suffering with sleep apnea, and your tonsils or your adenoids are enlarged, it could be that you will have to have these surgically removed to lessen your sleep apnea problems. Children often are at the age, where this type of surgery is going to provide immediate relief from sleep apnea obstruction problems.

A sleep test, performed by a specialist that your family doctor recommends is going to be able to determine if you are suffering from sleep apnea or if you are suffering from additional problems. Sleep apnea can cause additional problems, such as a heart attach, or a stroke in older generations. The sleep test that you may have to undergo is known as the polysomnograph, and this is going to allow you to sleep while the doctor is monitoring your sleep patterns and your body functions.