27 Dec 09 Sleep Apnea Symptoms Can Be More difficult To Identify Than You Think

The other day I was hanging out with my girlfriend, and we were waiting for something or other. I’m not exactly sure, as it was one of those things that she just kind of dragged me along to. One of those things that you can’t really get out of.

As we were sitting there, I started getting really sleepy. I actually kept nodding off, and she kept nudging me to wake me up. She asked what time I went to bed the night before, and I said same time as usual. Then she asked me what time I woke up, and I said same as usual. That’s when she started getting worried.

Her dad for the longest time had this problem when she was a kid. He would always snore, keeping the whole house awake. Finally her mom convinced him to go see a doctor about it, and it turned out he had sleep apnea. Snoring is one sleep apnea symptom. The worst part is that people that snore usually don’t know that they snore. It takes some courage to confront them with this.

The doctor went over all the symptoms with the family. Common ones are sleepiness during the day, headaches, frequent waking up to go to the bathroom, and so on. Lucky they were able to find a solution. Most people don’t know about the dangers that come with undiagnosed sleep apnea.

What worried my girlfriend was the fact that I was nodding off so quickly despite thinking I’d gotten a good nights sleep the night before. One of the classic sleep apnea symptoms is feeling tired when you are bored, even though you think you’ve gotten a full nights sleep.

So our next stop was the doctor. He said that it was too early to tell without more information. He told me to keep a sleep journal, and record everything whenever I wake up, and to collect as much information regarding possible symptoms as possible. That way it will be much easier for him to suggest a treatment.

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