Psychological Effects of a Sleep Apnea?
I was wondering what some of the psychological effects of a sleep apnea is? I haven’t had the test done to see if I in fact have a sleep apnea, but are these symptoms a possibility of a Sleep Apnea?
-Tired ALL day every day
-Headaches
-Very tired in the morning, as if I didn’t sleep at all
-Anxiety/depression
-Feeling sick all the time
-Worrying about my health all the time
-Wake up extremely thirsty
-Chest or abdominal pains
-Paranoia to a certain extent
-Urinating a lot at night/morning
Anything else to suggest this? Also, what does a Sleep Apnea test consist of?
Thank you
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The test takes place at a sleep lab. They attach wires to your head, face, legs, and chest. You attempt to sleep. They observe you and the wires record your heart, your breathing, leg kicks, etc. If the first night’s test shows that you have sleep apnea, you go back for a second night. This time, in addition to the wires, they put the CPAP mask on your face. They adjust the airflow and find the pressure setting that is good for you.
Several of these CAN be caused by sleep apnea or lack of sleep.
Several of the items you mentioned can also be an indication of diabetes. Extreme thrist, urinating alot, felling tired sick all the time, headaches etc.
Talk to you primary care doctor and ask him for a glucous bell test as this may help your with some of your issues…possibly all. Maybe the lack of sleep is "casued" as well by diabetes. Good luck
If you have a sleep partner ask them to listen to you. If you don’t record yourself while you sleep. People with sleep apnea sound like freight trains. They snore sooooo loud and then just stops (since they aren’t breathing) and then starts up again. another thing with sleep apnea patients is they are extremely irritable.