Sleep Apnea Symptoms

Common symptoms of sleep apnea include:

• Loud snoring
• Rapidly falling asleep during quiet moments of the day
  
• Falling asleep while driving
• Lack of energy during the day
• Waking up with a very dry and/or sore throat
• Morning headaches
• Awakening with a gasping, choking or snorting sensation
• Insomnia
  
• Restless sleep
• Memory or learning problems and not being able to concentrate
  
• Mood swings or personality changes
• Feeling irritable or depressed

In children, sleep apnea can cause poor performance at school, hostile or angry behavior and hyperactivity. 

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