[pavulon]

A lot of people with obstructive sleep apnea don't know they have it. Answers to a couple of simple questions could suggest a need to have it evaluated.

1. Do you feel rested when you wake? If not, is it because you didn't sleep well or were not in bed long enough? If you find yourself in bed for 7-9 hours but still poorly rested, that could be a OSA problem as it keeps you from reaching deep, restorative levels of sleep.

2. Does your spouse/S.O./who ever notice that you snore then stop breathing for a bit followed by a gasp and snoring deeply/loudly? If so, you almost certainly have it.

So, what to do?

1. Consider asking about a sleep study.
2. If you have OSA, get all of your options. Some people need to lose weight, some are retrognathic (google it), some need a dental appliance, some need CPAP, some might need surgery (UPP and/or tonsilectomy). At the end of the day, the issue is that there is tissue obstructing the airway during sleep and that causes real problems up to and including not waking up one day because of it.