• Non-restorative Sleep: Wake up feeling groggy, tired. Feel like you haven’t gotten enough sleep.
• Moderate to Loud Snoring: Although snoring can be mild in some patients, especially women.
• Pauses in breathing ranging from 10 to 60 seconds, sometimes even longer.
• “Crescendo Snoring:” Rising and declining volume of snoring in 30 to 90 second intervals.
• Loud snoring and/or “snorts” upon resumption of breathing, often accompanied by movement in the bed.
• Daytime tiredness, especially during sedentary or “hypnotic” activities such as: • Driving a car for longer than 30 minutes • Working in front of a computer screen • Sitting quietly, especially after lunch or dinner • Reading or watching television
• Frequent arousals from sleep, especially to use the bathroom more than one time per night
• Waking up every one to two hours during sleep for no apparent reason.
• Restless Sleep: Your bedcovers are messed up when you wake up!
• Heartburn: Also known as Gastro-Esophogeal Reflux. Your difficulty breathing at night causes the acidic juices in your stomach to rise up into your throat.
• Morning headaches: You aren’t getting enough oxygen during sleep!! It can give you a wallop of a headache!!
• High Blood Pressure: 50% of all patients with sleep apnea have elevated blood pressure levels!
• The need to take naps during the day or on weekends.
• Lack of energy and motivation.
• Tiredness, Tiredness, Tiredness!!
• Denial of tiredness when observed by spouse, children, friends, co-workers

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