Symptoms of Sleep Disorders

Nearly 85 disorders of sleeping and waking can affect your health and well-being. Common symptoms and indicators of a problem that should alert you to talk to your doctor include:

•  Very loud, frequent snoring
•  High blood pressure or hypertension
•  Periodic pauses or gasping during sleep
•  Difficulty falling or staying asleep
•  Night sweats
•  Frequent body movements
•  Waking with a dry mouth
•  Excessive daytime sleepiness or fatigue
•  Falling asleep at work or while driving

                                        •  Concentration or memory problems, daydreaming
                                        •  Impotence or other sexual dysfunction
                                        •  Frequent morning headaches or nausea
                                        •  Creeping sensation or achiness in limbs
                                        •  Hyperactivity in children
                                        •  Irritability or crankiness
                                        •  Depression or mood changes