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Sleep / Seeing a doctor

When to see a doctor?

Tick the items that apply to you or your partner. This is not a test and gives no score; it only shows in which situations it is a good idea to see a doctor, and how soon. What you tick is not sent anywhere.

Without delay

If any of these applies, see a doctor without waiting.

Make an appointment

These are good reasons to talk to a doctor.

Note it, watch it

On their own these are usually not a problem; tell a doctor if they change.

Sources

  1. NHS. Sleep apnoea. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleep-apnoea/ (accessed 18.10.2026).
  2. NHS. Snoring. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/snoring/ (accessed 18.10.2026).
  3. Kapur VK, Auckley DH, Chowdhuri S et al. Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnostic Testing for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2017;13(3):479-504. doi:10.5664/jcsm.6506
  4. Strohl KP, Brown DB, Collop N et al. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Sleep Apnea, Sleepiness, and Driving Risk in Noncommercial Drivers. An Update of a 1994 Statement. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2013;187(11):1259-1266. doi:10.1164/rccm.201304-0726ST

This list is not a validated scale. It does not replace the questionnaires sleep physicians use; it was compiled from the symptoms in guidelines so that you have them in mind before seeing a doctor.