Sleepy All The Time? Find Out What Sleep Apnea Feels Like

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One of the most common sleep disorders today is sleep apnea. This condition causes people to endure many breaks or pauses in their breathing while sleeping. Because it happens while asleep, many sufferers of sleep apnea may simply think that they are just the victims of poor sleeps, and nothing more. The issue is that, if left untreated, you can be subject to more severe health consequences, such as high blood pressure, stroke, and more.

So how do you know if you have sleep apnea rather than just a bad sleep? What does it feel like to have sleep apnea? Maybe these following points describe you:

  1. You are always sleepy: You often go to bed early and get at least 7 hours of sleep. So why are you still tired all the time? While you think your sleep is uninterrupted, sleep apnea causes you to wake up many times at night, leaving you chronically fatigued, never refreshed. You could have trouble focusing on daily tasks, and you maybe even doze off at unfortunate times.
  2. You often wake up with a headache: A very common symptom of sleep apnea is having many headaches, especially after just waking up. Sleep apnea reduces the amount of oxygen to your blood vessels that lead to your brain, causing vascular headaches, even after a supposed good sleep.
  3. Cranky, irritable, or depressed: Living with sleep apnea will likely cause you to become very cranky, irritable, and over time, clinically depressed. Losing sleep each night, every night reduces the quality of your sleep, which, in turn, affects your mood. Are you short-tempered, anxious, or have mood swings? It could sleep apnea.

If you have experienced the above symptoms consistently, you could have a sleep disorder like sleep apnea. To get a better night’s sleep, ask your doctor about your symptoms to see what treatment options are right for you. Get back to your old self again!

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