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Health Encyclopedia: Sleep Apnea Symptoms
- Sleep Apnea - Symptoms
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes of Sleep Apnea
- Risk Factors for Sleep Apnea
- Prognosis
- Diagnosis
Symptoms
People with sleep apnea usually do not remember waking up during the night.
Symptoms in Adults
Symptoms may include:
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Morning headaches
- Irritability and impaired mental or emotional functioning
- Snoring (bed partners may report very loud and interrupted snoring)
- Heartburn (acid back-up that causes heartburn may be responsible for some cases of sleep apnea)
Symptoms in Children
Sleep apnea occurs in about 2% of children. They may have symptoms that differ from adults, in...
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Expert & Community Posts
Snoring: Causes and Treatments
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertSnoring is a nerve-racking noise that disrupts your sleep and the sleep of anyone who is in the... Read more »
Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Pregnancy
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertIt's common knowledge that snoring is both annoying and dangerous. Loud snoring is a sign of a much... Read more »
Snoring and Sleep Apnea
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...music, rodeos and laughter. Oh, and one more word...snoring. As the years went by, snoring... Read more »
Snoring linked to increased cardiovascular risk
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...Researchers have long suspected the link between snoring and cardiovascular illnesses, but a... Read more »
Snoring and Sleep Apnea
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...because your spouse "rattles the walls" with their snoring? Are you are a little overweight and... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Causes
...contribute to obesity itself, however, since a sleepy person tends to be sedentary.)Sleep BehaviorsSnoring. Chronic snoring itself may actually be a cause of sleep apnea. Over time, the vibrations... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
...to narrow when a person lies on the back. (Indeed, astronauts show a marked reduction in apneas and snoring in the weightlessness of space.) Positional sleep apnea affects people of all ages,... Read more »Sleep Apnea: References
...2006 Jun;129(6):1459-1467.Ferguson KA, Cartwright R, Rogers R, Schmidt-Nowara W. Oral appliances for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea: a review. Sleep. 2006 Feb 1;29(2):244-262.Friedman M,... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Surgery
...variation on UPPP called laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) is being increasingly performed to reduce snoring. It removes less tissue at the back of the throat than UPPP and can be done in a... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Introduction
...are called apneas. Apnea literally meaning absence of breath.Sleep apnea is usually accompanied by snoring. People might not even know they have the condition. It inevitably causes daytime... Read more »
Related News
Snoring Linked to Childhood
September 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Your childhood environment may determine whether you will snore when you are an adult. A new report from Sweden shows childhood... Read summary »
Snoring during Pregnancy Could Mean Gestational Diabetes
July 08, 2009(Newswire) -- For pregnant women, snoring may mean more than just sleepless nights for their husbands. New research from the Northwestern University... Read summary »
Study links snoring and obesity in teenagers
September 28, 2008A follow-up study of teenagers with sleep-related breathing disorders found several links between that condition and obesity. The study revisited... Read summary »
Allergy meds may ease snoring
October 02, 2008Snoring may do more than disturb the peace--it may cause, or be caused by, serious health problems. Reporter Melanie Ruberti talks to doctors about... Read summary »
Loud snoring may increase heart disease, stroke risk
October 03, 2008A study of 12,000 people suggests that people who snore loudly have a significantly higher risk of heart attack and stroke than people who don't... Read summary »
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