Symptoms - Sleep Apnea Signs To Watch For By John Spencer At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

There are many symptoms sleep apnea that are cause for concern. The most dangerous one is quite often the least able to detect: pulmonary pressures that are transmitted to the right side of the heart. This occurs in prolonged and untreated cases of sleep apnea and can end up turning into severe congestive heart failure. Since you probably don't want congestive heart failure, I strongly suggest looking into the other more obvious symptoms of sleep apnea. By knowing what to look for in terms of less serious symptoms, you can prevent the more serious consequences of the sleeping disorder.

Some of the easier to notice symptoms sleep apnea include decreased sex drive, increased heart rate and getting up frequently in the middle of the night to urinate. These symptoms may also be indicators that your wife is ugly, you've just finished a marathon and you drank too much water before going to bed. Because they all are associated with other issues, you should only be concerned if they last for days at a time or if you're experiencing all of them at once. Another thing to be weary of is esophageal reflux and heavy sweating at night. Again, these may also be symptoms of a poor diet and hot bedroom, but you can never be too careful when your heart is at risk. Don't be afraid to call your doctor and ask if what you're experiencing is normal.

The most obvious of all the symptoms sleep apnea is snoring in the middle of the night, interrupted by pauses in breathing that last 10 seconds or more. This can be hard to detect if you normally sleep alone, since you'll rarely catch yourself snoring when you're busy sleeping. However, if you do regularly sleep with someone, ask him or her of you gasp for air in between snores. Definitely a weird question to ask, but it's a subject worth broaching. After all, it may just save your life.

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