Snoring Symptoms & Diagnosis

Symptoms

The main symptom of snoring is noisy breathing during sleep.

The following symptoms may indicate that obstructive sleep apnea is causing the snoring:

While sleeping:

Gasping
Choking
Long pauses in breathing
Sudden awakening

While awake:

Sleepiness and fatigue during the day
Slowness in mental functioning
Headaches

Diagnosis

If your snoring is severe, the doctor will want to make sure you do not have obstructive sleep apnea. Diagnosis may involve:

Physical exam of the throat, neck, mouth, and nose
A sleep study in a laboratory to determine how the snoring disrupts your sleep

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