If you can’t help but doze off in a dark movie theater or you consistently pass out on the couch watching TV, this could point to some extreme apnea-related exhaustion.
“Since your sleep is being severely disturbed, most of these people fall asleep at the drop of a hat,” says Dr. Rapoport. “They say, ‘Oh, it’s normal for me to fall asleep whenever I go to a movie or go to a show.’ But it’s not normal to fall asleep when you don’t want to.”
And this doesn’t just bring on the wrath of your fellow moviegoers: It can cause some deadly consequences, too. This instant ability to fall asleep is one of the major risks with driving, Dr. Rapoport adds.
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