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Sep 10 2010

Could sleep apnea cause you to spit blood?

Posted by: Alan in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, tags: Apnea., blood, Cause, Could, Sleep, spit

Question by Ryan: Could sleep apnea cause you to spit blood?
Just wondering if it is possible that you could irritate your throat enough that you would spit up blood.

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Answer by Taylor
It’s a possibility, but seems very unlikely. Only if your throat was very irritated would it get raw enough for you to cough up blood. If it’s you that has this problem, I’d see a doctor.

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One Response to “Could sleep apnea cause you to spit blood?”

Linda says:

September 10th, 2010 at 9:47 am
Sleep Apnea usually accompanies hard snoring, and snoring causes a very dry mouth and throat. You can see where I’m going with this. That kind of dryness will cause cracking and bleeding. Do you ever wake up with a sore throat? However, it’s been several days since you first mentioned spitting blood. I seems to me that it should have stopped by now. You may need to be scoped to find out where the blood is coming from. Whether or not the bleeding is something you need to worry about, the scope will at least give you a definitive answer.