I think my husband may have sleep apnea…?
Here are his symptoms: SNORING, stops breathing at times, night sweats, sore throat, headaches, daytime sleepiness. He can take a nap at anytime during the day! And it only takes him about a minute to fall asleep! He stays up late, and is constantly waking up during the night, too. It’s starting to really affect my sleep! I NEED HELP!
Tagged with: headaches • nap • night sweats • sleep • sore throat
Filed under: Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Melissa, start with your primary doctor. Go with your husband into the room so you can write down all the answers to your questions. INSIST!!
P.S. You might want to start with the new nose strips that go over the bridge of the nose. You can find them in any drug store.
If they don’t work, your doctor will be able to help you for sure. Good luck! :)
I’m not sure about the night sweats but the rest sounds like it could be related to sleep apnea. Sleep problems between a couple can make for some real relationship stress. Hopefully, he’s willing to see a doctor about this. He needs to get into a sleep specialist who can diagnose the problem. If it’s sleep apnea, it is treatable. If he’s overweight, it can help if he sheds some of that. You might want to sleep apart for a little while, but he really should get this taken care of regardless so your distress may lead to the butt-kick that he needs to address this. Good luck.
It does sound like sleep apnea. He needs to see his reguar doctor to get a sleep study scheduled asap. The risks for chronic illness goes up for those with untreated sleep apnea and there is even a risk for death in the more severe cases.