Symptoms Of OSA
Learn About Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

The most obvious symptoms of OSA are noticeable while a person is asleep. For that reason, there are many people who have OSA and do not know it. Often it is someone else who witnesses the first signs of OSA and comments to their partner, friend, or spouse about their sleeping habits. Common nighttime or sleeping signs include:

• Loud or disruptive snoring
• Gasping or choking during sleep
• Pauses in breathing or long periods when the person stops breathing while asleep

Other symptoms include:

• Grogginess
• Morning headaches
• Excessive daytime sleepiness
• Frequent urination at night
• Depression and irritability