10 Kidney Failure Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #9: Sleeping Issues
Sleep issues are common among patients who have chronic kidney disease, especially those who have kidney failure. It is estimated that about 80 percent of patients with kidney failure on dialysis experience sleep complaints. The most commonly reported symptom would be daytime sleepiness.
While sleeping disorders are a known issue among patients with kidney failure, there is very little known about the mechanisms that cause this. Experts have postulated that it may be due to the sympatho-vagal imbalance resulting in decreased vagal tone and hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system. Other contributing factors include anxiety, sadness, inadequate dialysis clearance causing discomfort, and sleep apnea.
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