If You Feel This When Sleeping, it May Be Dangerous

Bad sleep can cause more than just next-day crankiness—it can seriously impact your health. "I like to reinforce how common sleep disorders are," says Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS.  director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the Cleveland Clinic. "Sleep apnea affects 25% of people, more men than women before menopause, but after menopause, women are equally at risk and they have a lag to diagnosis because they don't present with all the common symptoms. We probably are missing a lot of narcolepsy and hypersomnia because there's not enough awareness in the general public about these conditions." Here are five sleep disorder symptoms doctors want you to be aware of. Read on—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You've Already Had COVID.