Signs and Symptoms to Look For

Usually, people with sleep apnoea find out because a spouse or bed partner notices them snore or stop breathing during sleep. Other common signs and symptoms include:

• Extreme sleepiness
• Frequent loud snoring
• Stopping breathing during sleep
• Choking episodes during sleep
• Overweight
• Morning headaches
• Depression
• Frequent trips to the bathroom during the night
• Waking with a dry mouth/sore throat
• Waking unrefreshed despite a 'normal' nights sleep
• Difficulty concentrating, irritability
• High blood pressure
Sleep apnoea is most common among men, people who are overweight and the middle-aged. However, research shows that children and post-menopausal women may also be at risk.

Click here if you experience any of the above and think you may have Sleep Apnoea.