HEALTH AND WELLNESS
obstructive sleep apnea requires talking to a health professional, but signs and symptoms include feeling tired during the day, snoring loudly at night, waking in the middle of the night gasping for air, having a body mass index over 30, or history of high blood pressure8.
It's estimated that up to 80% of adults with sleep apnea are undiagnosed and untreated, so knowing your risk factors and having a conversation with your doctor is critical9.
To learn more about the risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea and to find out how to talk to your healthcare professional about them, take a look at the sleep resource page at resmed.com.
1 https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/37/1/9/2454038
2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007763/
3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2546461/
4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2542953/
5 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/193382
6 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/01.HYP.0000101686.98973.A3
7 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19700044/
8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140019/
9 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8848533/
" It's estimated that up to 80% of adults with sleep apnea are undiagnosed and untreated, so knowing your risk factors and having a conversation with your doctor
is critical9."