Life is a Big Q and A by valmg

This was something I wondered before I started learning about sleep apnea.  People with sleep apnea often wake with horrible headaches. The headaches may be brought on by sleep deprivation, which people with untreated sleep apnea suffer from because they don’t get enough deep sleep (rem and delta stages). Yet another reason sleep apnea sufferers wake with headaches is because they have too much carbon dioxide and not enough oxygen in their bloodstream. A third possible reason people with sleep apnea wake with headaches is the snoring. I’m sure there are other theories as well, but these are some of the reasons I know for sure.