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Do you find yourself waking up and being unable to breathe? Or fighting to regain full use of your limbs? This disturbing sensation is often attributed to sleep apnea, but actually, the root cause might be something entirely different. Sleep paralysis is less common, but none the less, if you\u2019re experiencing episodes where you wake suddenly and find yourself unable to move or breathe, this may be what you\u2019re suffering from.<\/p>\n
Sleep Apnea or Sleep Paralysis \u2013 Which is it? <\/strong><\/p>\n There are a few key differences between the two conditions. These include:<\/p>\n 1) Awareness. <\/em>Although it\u2019s not always the case, those who suffer from sleep apnea are often unaware that they have the condition. Indeed, more often than not, it\u2019s their partner lying next to them in bed who lets them know! However, with sleep paralysis, the sufferer is usually conscious and aware of what is happening.<\/p>\n 2) Snoring.<\/em> In the vast majority of cases, sleep apnea is accompanied by snoring, with the exception of central sleep apnea, which occurs due to problems within the brain. However, snoring is not linked to sleep paralysis; though that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean the sufferer doesn\u2019t snore due to other reasons.<\/p>\n 3) Hallucinations. <\/em>It\u2019s relatively common for episodes of sleep paralysis to be accompanied by hallucinations. This is extremely rare in incidences of sleep apnea.<\/p>\n 4) Paralysis. <\/em>Unsurprisingly, the big indication that it\u2019s sleep paralysis is if you find yourself unable to move. This can manifest itself in a variety of different ways. Some people may not be able to move their bodies. Others may find that this extends to other functions, such as blinking or swallowing. In certain cases, it can even cause breathing to stop for a brief period of time.<\/p>\n The Importance of Sleep Apnea Testing<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re concerned about any disturbances you\u2019re experiencing while sleeping, it\u2019s important to get it professionally checked out. It\u2019s only after proper diagnosis that your doctor can start to focus on a cure for your condition. To book a sleep apnea test<\/a> today, call 888 710 2727.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you find yourself waking up and being unable to breathe? Or fighting to regain full use of your limbs? This disturbing sensation is often attributed to sleep apnea, but actually, the root cause might be something entirely different. Sleep paralysis is less common, but none the less, if you\u2019re experiencing episodes where you wake […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":265,"featured_media":6584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpt-ydlv.199-250-204-138.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}