Sleep Apnea and Sleepiness can cause people to be tired during the whole day, even if the person had nine hours of sleep. Not all people who Snore have Obstructive Sleep apnea, but usually all people who have OSA, they Snore.
Partners or bed partners usually can hear People with Osa gasping for air or holding their breath. It is common for a patient diagnosed with OSA to have HIGH Blood Pressure. Possibility of OSA exists in overweight individuals or patients with a larger tongue.
A person with OSA is generally unaware of the problem. A bed partner might hear snoring, and, on some occasion, the person is gasping for air. Sleep apnea occurs when the airway is partially or completely blocked so air is blocked into getting in the lungs, in which can happen many times during the sleep, this blockage can happen as little as 5 to more than 100 times in an hour, without the person being aware!
OSA can be Linked to other Serious risks, including but not limited to the following:
Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke, Diabetes, Car accidents, Excessive Heartburn, and Acid Reflux, Erectile Dysfunction, Obesity, Excessive tiredness, and weight gain.