Listing of common symptoms associated with OSA.
The most common symptoms are:
- Loud, frequent snoring
- Choking or gasping for breath during sleep
- Interruptions in breathing while asleep
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
Other commonly reported symptoms include:
- Awaking in the morning with a dry mouth or sore throat
- Awaking in the morning with a headache
- Awaking in the morning already feeling tired – “like I ran a marathon in my sleep”
- Moodiness or irritability
- Waking up frequently during the night to urinate
- Decreased libido and/or impotence
- Difficulty concentrating or remembering
- Depression
- Fibromyalgia or pain
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)