Unfortunately many people with sleep apnea are yet undiagnosed. Apnea symptoms are easily identified and can be effectively treated. The following are some signs to look for which could indicate that someone may have sleep apnea. See your sleep professional if you are concerned. This snoring is often interrupted by pauses in breathing.
Breathing often resumes with a loud snore or gasp and choking sounds.
This can happen hundreds of times throughout the night. Therefore, someone with apnea spends a great deal of time in the lighter stages of sleep and does not get into the deeper sleep. This leaves the person feeling unrefreshed in the morning. The result of disrupted sleep is daytime sleepiness. Usually the more overweight someone is, the more narrow their upper airway.