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
- Insomnia - Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Concentration or memory problems, daydreaming
- Creeping sensation or achiness in limbs
- Depression or mood changes
- Excessive daytime sleepiness or fatigue
- Falling asleep at work or while driving
- Frequent body movements
- Frequent morning headaches or nausea
- High blood pressure or hypertension
- Hyperactivity in children
- Impotence or other sexual dysfunction
- Irritability or crankiness
- Night sweats
- Nocturia or frequent urination at night
- Periodic pauses or gasping during sleep
- Waking with a dry mouth